Last week, an official British inquiry concluded that the 2006 murder of the exiled Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko by polonium poisoning was ordered by the head of the FSB, “probably” with the approval of President Vladimir Putin. Despite the dramatic accusation, the report, by Sir Robert Owen, added little to what was already known—that a state sponsored assassination was carried out on British soil, exposing hundreds of others to nuclear contamination.Justice for the perpetrators of crimes against Putin’s critics, as well as other abuses, must wait for a democratic Russia. Until then, other states have the obligation to enforce …read more
Source: The American Interest
