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From Alexander Litvinenko to Sergei Skripal: the long road to reforming UK security

When Alexander Litvinenko was murdered in London in 2006, poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 slipped into a pot of tea, the UK was shocked. Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence officer who had become a critic of Vladimir Putin’s government, died after a highly publicised illness.

The Conversation

Easter Egg Hunt Turns Into Nightmare For Young Mother, Baby And Teenager

“What was to be a happy occasion turned into a devastating tragedy,” a netizen said.

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Christine McCartney obituary

Other lives: Public health microbiologist who advised the government following the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko

The Guardian - UK

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Was Navalny poisoning by frog toxin meant to send a message?

Yvette Cooper may think so, and use of epibatidine may seem exotic, but experts say situation is more ambiguous

The Guardian - UK

Poison, a plane crash and falling from a window: How Putin’s critics and rivals have met mysterious ends

IN FOCUS: Alexei Navalny is latest in long line of Vladimir Putin’s critics who have died in recent years. James C. Reynolds, Gustaf Kilander and Alexander Butler report

The Independent UK

This Week in History: From poisoned Russians to life on Mars?

Explore how major events between 19 and 25 January were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

This Week in History: Soviet collapse, Clinton’s impeachment, and the death of Pinochet

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 8 and 14 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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Putin's Russia already waging conflict on streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

Evening Standard

This Week in History: A poisoned spy, street revolutions and the death of Castro

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 24 and 30 November were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Britain might already be at war with Russia, ex-MI5 chief warns

Ex-MI5 boss points to rising number of cyber attacks as well as sabotage and covert operations on UK soil

The Independent UK

Putin would have authorised Novichok poisonings, senior officials says

Jonathan Allen told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that the international response would have ‘shocked’ Russia.

The Independent UK

Dismissive response to poisoning suggestions ‘disappointing’, top officer says

Commander Dominic Murphy said the officer had not ‘necessarily performed to the standard that we would have expected’.

Evening Standard

Decision to search Skripals’ home after poisoning 'still haunts me' - detective

Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury

Evening Standard

Decision to search Skripals’ home ‘still haunts me’, detective tells inquiry

Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury.

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The Independent UK

Trump wrote grateful note to Putin after Russian nerve agent attack in UK, new book claims

Putin had a ‘hold on Trump,’ retired general HR McMaster wrote in his memoir

The Independent UK

Litvinenko’s widow ‘disgusted’ by Farage and Reform UK candidate’s praise for Putin

Russian dissidents and a British ex-military official formerly stationed in Moscow say the party represents a threat to Britain’s national security

Al Jazeera

Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre?

Some Russians blame lax security for the horrific attack claimed by ISIL. But analysts recall a darker history.

International Business Times

Navalny Death Must Lead To Action: Litvinenko's Widow

The death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny was a "very sad day" for Russia, and must lead to international action, the wife of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko told AFP on Saturday.

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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances

The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin critics: What happens to Putin’s most vocal opponents?

During President Vladimir Putin’s rule several of his vocal critics have died or been sentenced to lengthy jail terms.

The Guardian - UK

The mysterious, violent and unsolved deaths of Putin’s foes and critics

Alexei Navalny is latest of Putin’s opponents to have died over course of Russian leader’s nearly 25 years in power

Al Jazeera

Did an arrested Uzbek ‘mafia chieftain’ organise killings of dissidents?

Twelve years ago, an Uzbek hitman tried to kill an exiled imam in Sweden. The rest may not be history, just yet.

The Independent UK

Teenager schools government on Russian poisoning risk as Lords warned UK is ‘unprepared’

Research paper on poisoning published by 17 year-old Sophia Browder accuses government of neglecting ‘very real’ threat

Reason

India's Alleged Assassination of a Dissident in Canada Highlights Repression Across Borders

No place is truly safe for dissidents when governments see no limits to their authority.

The Guardian - UK

Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents

From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacks

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