UK Says Putin Ordered Salisbury Poisoning; Skripal Agrees in Public Inquiry

Oct 14, 2024, 02:55 PM

The UK government believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the 2018 Salisbury novichok poisonings, according to new evidence presented at a public inquiry. Sergei Skripal, the intended victim of the nerve agent attack, concurs with this assessment, stating, "I believe Putin makes all important decisions himself." Officials emphasize that "a fatal attack on a British citizen by the Russian state cannot go unpunished, even if the direct perpetrators remain at large." The attack, which left Skripal and his daughter critically ill, has been attributed to agents of the Russian state.