UK spy chief claims Russia's 2018 Novichok attack on Skripal was likely ordered by Putin.

The UK's intelligence chief, Jonathan Allen, testified that Russia's 2018 Salisbury poisonings, targeting ex-spy Sergei Skripal, were likely approved by President Putin to warn against traitors. The attack used Novichok, a nerve agent, and the UK believes only the Russian state could have carried it out due to the weapon's complexity. The UK says Russia was caught off guard by the swift attribution of blame, leaving them "on the back foot."

November 28, 2024
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