Tag: Salisbury attack

UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals

LONDON: British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they said tried to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with...

Russia’s foreign ministry says Skripal case allegations ‘groundless’

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday said allegations of Moscow’s involvement in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the English town...

Journalist who faked death: I didn’t want to share Skripal’s fate

KIEV: Dissident Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko said on Thursday he collaborated in a plot to fake his own death because he feared being targeted...

Doctors who treated Skripals uncertain about their long-term health

LONDON: The doctors who treated a Russian former spy and his daughter after they were poisoned with a nerve agent in Britain say they...

Russia spied on Skripal and daughter for at least five years:...

LONDON: Russia’s intelligence agencies spied on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were attacked...

Former Russian spy’s daughter discharged from hospital

LONDON: Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei Skripal...

OPCW conducted inspections in Russia: report

MOSCOW: Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past...

Putin says hopes chemical watchdog meeting can put end to Skripal...

ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he hoped a planned meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog would help to defuse a...

Britain shared ‘unprecedented’ intelligence over spy attack

LONDON: Britain shared "unprecedented levels" of intelligence about a spy poisoning it blamed on Moscow, which has led at least 25 countries to expel...

‘Russia will respond, wont tolerate obnoxious conduct’ of the West, says...

TASHKENT: Moscow won’t tolerate Western countries’ crassness and will definitely respond to the expulsion of diplomats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday,...

Here’s a list of countries that expelled Russian diplomats over Salisbury...

LONDON:  Following are diplomatic measures announced against Russia by the United States, Canada, Australia, several EU countries and Ukraine in response to the poisoning...

Over 18 countries expel 100 Russian diplomats over Salisbury attack, largest...

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Monday it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe in punishing the Kremlin for a nerve...

War of words over Salisbury attack continues between UK and Russia

TALLINN: British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Monday that the world was united behind Britain’s stance over the poisoning of a former Russian...

Trump considers expelling some Russian diplomats over poison attack: report

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is considering the expulsion of some Russian diplomats in the United States in solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of...