Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal five years before the Salisbury novichok poisoning, a pre-inquest review has heard. The Royal Courts of Justice was told yesterday the then national security adviser Sir Mark Sedwill sent a letter to the Nato secretary-general in April 2018 mentioning a ‘cyber-interest’ in the Skripals from 2013. It said: ‘We … Read more
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov wears a face mask with an x-rated anti-quarantine slogan across it during China tour Sergei Lavrov is on a two-day visit to China to meet with his counterpart Wang Yi He was gifted the mask by journalists in honour of his 71st birthday on Sunday Russia’s foreign ministry said ‘the mask … Read more
Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal’s house? Council buy poisoned Russian agent’s decontaminated home after 13,000 hours of cleaning and plan to sell it as residential property Sergei Skripal’s four-bedroom detached house has been bought by Wiltshire Council It has been lying empty since the assassination attempt with Novichok on Mr Skripal, 69, and … Read more
The burgers were sizzling, and drinks and conversation flowing freely, at Ross and Mo Cassidy’s summer barbecue in the garden of their redbrick semi in Salisbury. Then, in a baritone Russian accent, their next-door neighbour made a pronouncement that sliced through the frivolity like a Cossack sabre. ‘You know, one day Putin is going to … Read more
Double agent Sergei Skripal’s family in Russia today wished him and daughter Yulia well amid claims they have started a new life in New Zealand. Cousin Natalya Pestsova and niece Elena said they hope the former GRU spy was doing well wherever he was living. It comes after a senior government source in London reportedly said the pair … Read more