It’s either fake news or The Times knows something we don’t – the paper’s first edition ran emblazoned with the shocking – and untrue – headline: “May set to hit back at Russia over spy death.” Except he’s not dead… oops. The attack on Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, in Salisbury last […]
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Nearly 200 British troops have been sent to the shopping mall where ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned
REUTERS/Peter Nicholls British troops were deployed to the Salisbury mall where an ex-Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent. The military was called in to remove cars and objects from the scene that may be contaminated. UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd will chair an emergency Cobra meeting as the investigation into the source […]
Investigators suspect ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a rare heavy metal — and it may have been sprayed in his face
Sky News Ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal may have been poisoned with thallium, a hard-to-trace heavy metal, investigators reportedly suspect. The 66-year-old was found unconscious on a bench with his daughter in Britain on Sunday. There is speculation that poison may have been sprayed in his face. The government is holding an emergency Cobra meeting on […]
‘The simplest things’: Ex-Russian Ambassador Kislyak opens up on what he discussed with Flynn
Now-retired Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak said that the main topic of his conversation with former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was counter-terrorism. The talks were transparent and never touched upon sanctions, he added. “I do not comment on our daily contacts with our colleagues. Secondly, I had instructions not to discuss […]
Bitcoin use to expand in near future – ex-Russian Finance Minister
RT Exclusive Published time: 3 Jun, 2017 15:06 The use of Bitcoin will expand in the coming years, former Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin told RT at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Kudrin warned of online crime and lack of regulation concerning the cryptocurrency. “I don’t rule out that there is a bubble […]