EU sanctions Skripal suspects, Russia calls move groundless - Reuters

January 25, 2019

Operation Novichok - Sergei Skripal EU sanctions Skripal suspects, Russia calls move groundless - Reuters Russian board game makes light of Novichok poisoning attack in UK - CNN Drug dealer behind false novichok claim given 11-year jail term - The Guardian British man and family plead for asylum after hiding in Australia in fear of Russian threats - The Guardian Brexit is sucking the BBC into Facebook's global information war with Russia - iNews EU sanctions Skripal suspects, Russia calls move groundless - Reuters Reuters BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The European Union sanctioned on Monday the heads of Russia’s military intelligence and two of their officers blamed for poisoning a former Russian double agent in Britain last year, a decision Moscow dismissed as groundless. Read More Russian board game makes light of Novichok poisoning attack in UK - CNN CNN A vicious diplomatic spat began last year when two senior members of Russia's intelligence agency, GRU, were accused of poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter with the nerve agent Novichok in the English city of Salisbury. Read More Drug dealer behind false novichok claim given 11-year jail term - The Guardian The Guardian A “playboy” who sparked fears of a fresh novichok attack when he collapsed in a Salisbury restaurant has been sentenced to 11 years in his absence after he was convicted of dealing drugs. Read More British man and family plead for asylum after hiding in Australia in fear of Russian threats - The Guardian The Guardian A British man who leaked financial information about one of Russia’s most powerful politicians is pleading with the Australian government to allow his family to live in the country, despite their claim for asylum having been refused. Read More Brexit is sucking the BBC into Facebook's global information war with Russia - iNews iNews While the full extent of Russian interference in the EU referendum is not yet known, Vladimir Putin’s regime is in an open media war with news outlets in Britain as we approach Brexit. Read More

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