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Russian Court Blocks Probe Into Kara-Murza Poisonings

The court ruled that investigators acted lawfully when they refused to look into two alleged murder attempts against the jailed Kremlin critic.

Moscow Claims Ukraine Poisoned Head of Occupied Luhansk Region

The Russian Defense Ministry official accused Kyiv and its Western allies of using toxic chemicals on and off the battlefield.

Ukraine Suspects Russia Poisoned Spy Chief's Wife

Investigators' "main hypothesis" is that Moscow was involved in the poisoning attempt, according to Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov...

Ukrainian Deliveryman Accused of Mass Poisoning Attempt – Kommersant

Yegor Semyonov reportedly delivered a poisoned cake and whiskey to a reunion party where dozens of alumni of a military aviation school were in attendance...

Germany Probes Suspected Poisoning of Russian Exiles - Report

German police have opened an investigation after a Russian journalist and an activist who participated in a Berlin conference reported health problems...

Kremlin Critics Abroad Experience Signs of Poisoning, Surveillance – Agentstvo

The cases suggest that Moscow's security services are likely still operating beyond Russia's borders.

'Polonium, Polonium': UK Theatre Stages Litvinenko Opera

"The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko" is inspired by a biography of the poisoned Kremlin critic and former FSB officer.

opinion Mark Galeotti

The Geopolitics of Theresa May’s Dutiful Handshake

May was right to take the G20 meeting with Putin at Osaka, even if she hated doing so.

Bellingcat Names Third Russian GRU Agent Suspected of Skripal Poisoning

A high-ranking Russian intelligence agent could have been involved in the attack.

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