Spy Poisoning

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British security services in September named Boshirov and Alexander Petrov as suspects in the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia using a nerve agent called Novichok, but said these were likely to be aliases. (Photo: AP | File)

UK spy poisoning suspect part of Russian military intelligence: report

Report says Chepiga is highly-decorated GRU officer with rank of colonel, who assumed identify of Ruslan Boshirov for undercover mission.

27 Sep 2018 1:06 PM

Speaking at an economic forum with Japan's Shinzo Abe and China's Xi Jinping in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Putin urged the men to address the media and said there was 'nothing criminal'. 'We know who they are, we have found them,' Putin said. (Photo: File)

Two Skripal poisoning suspects are 'civilians', says Putin

The British government has said Putin is ultimately responsible for the attack, a claim the Kremlin has strongly denied.

12 Sep 2018 1:49 PM

London has accused two members of Russian military intelligence for using Novichok to try to kill former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the southwestern English city of Salisbury. (Photo: File)

UK says Putin 'ultimately' responsible for spy poisoning

Britain has previously pointed the finger at Moscow for the March 4 attack, sparking furious denials.

06 Sep 2018 2:15 PM

Police in Wiltshire, where ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in March, took the rare step of declaring a major incident after a man and a woman were found unconscious on Saturday in Amesbury. (Photo: AP)

2 found in critical condition near Russian spy poisoning site in UK

The pair, both in their 40s, were initially believed to have taken heroin or crack cocaine from a contaminated batch of drugs.

04 Jul 2018 6:13 PM

Putin, who was recently re-elected to a fourth Kremlin term, also played down reported links between his United Russia party and Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), which is now part of the governing coalition in Vienna. (Photo: AP)

Russia wants united, prosperous European Union, says Vladimir Putin

Putin will meet Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen as well as Kurz on Tuesday.

05 Jun 2018 10:31 AM

'We have told our British colleagues that 'you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry',' Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said during a more than 30-minute speech that attempted to poke holes in Britain's allegations against Moscow. (Photo: AP)

You’re playing with fire, you’ll be sorry: Russia to Britain at UN over spy poisoning

It was the second showdown between Russia and Britain at the world body since the March 4 nerve agent attack.

06 Apr 2018 3:20 PM

International pressure mounted on Vladimir Putin over the Cold-War style poisoning of a spy on British soil, as an ugly war of words took a stinging new turn with comparisons to Hitler in the 1930s. (Photo: File)

International pressure mounts on Putin over poisoning of spy on UK soil

UK and its allies say Russia was behind the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter, who remain in a critical condition in Salisbury.

22 Mar 2018 10:12 AM

Putin’s thumping victory will extend his total time in office to nearly a quarter of a century, until 2024, by which time he will be 71. (Photo: AFP)

Putin easily wins another six-year term, firms grip on Russia

Putin has promised to use his new term to beef up Russia’s defences against the West and to raise living standards.

19 Mar 2018 10:14 AM

Polling at around 70 per cent, the macho leader is sure to extend his term to 2024 despite a lacklustre campaign ahead of a summer when global attention will be glued to Russia as it hosts the football World Cup. (Photo: AP)

Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin

Putin is standing against 7 other candidates, including millionaire communist Pavel Grudinin, but none are polling more than 8 per cent.

18 Mar 2018 8:32 AM

Britain's foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning. Putin's spokesman denounced the claim. (Photo: AP)

Spy poisoning standoff: Russian foreign ministry summons UK envoy

Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure.

17 Mar 2018 1:15 PM

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UK spy poisoning suspect part of Russian military intelligence: report

Two Skripal poisoning suspects are 'civilians', says Putin

UK says Putin 'ultimately' responsible for spy poisoning

2 found in critical condition near Russian spy poisoning site in UK

Russia wants united, prosperous European Union, says Vladimir Putin

You’re playing with fire, you’ll be sorry: Russia to Britain at UN over spy poisoning

International pressure mounts on Putin over poisoning of spy on UK soil

Putin easily wins another six-year term, firms grip on Russia

Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin

Spy poisoning standoff: Russian foreign ministry summons UK envoy

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