: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Britain Under Pressure to Punish Putin Over Litvinenko Poisoning


Calls grew Friday for the government of British Prime Minister David Cameron to penalize Russia following the release Thursday of the results of a public inquiry on the 2006 murder of dissident Alexander Litvinenko.

The exiled former Russian spy died after meeting two Russian agents at a London hotel and drinking green tea they had laced with radioactive Polonium-210.

Britain’s inquiry concluded the murder was probably approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Cameron, who received the inquiry report earlier in the week, reacted after its release, calling the murder a “state-sponsored action” that was “appalling.” The British leader said his government has added …read more

Source: Voice of America

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