Skripal case

Bulgaria

Skripal poisoning investigation expands to Bulgaria

The Skripal probe just got even more complex as Sofia investigates a possible link between the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England in 2018 and the poisoning of an arms dealer on its soil in 2015.

11/02/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit, Brexit and Brexit? The UK's year in review

Euronews' Vincent McAviney reflects on the top stories of 2018 and has some predictions for 2019.

28/12/2018

United Kingdom

The Salisbury poisoning incident | Review 2018

In March, sleepy Salisbury, a small city an hour from London, became the centre of international intrigue when a former Russian spy and his daughter were found catatonic on a bench.

26/12/2018

World

Second Skripal poisoning suspect was decorated as a hero by Putin in 2014: Bellingcat

Alexander Mishkin, the second man accused of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, was decorated as a hero by Putin in 2014, said investigative group Bellingcat.

09/10/2018

World

UK Foreign Secretary calls out Russian cyberattacks in pointed statement

"We will expose the Russian intelligence service" - the message from British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt as Britain takes aim at Russia. The UK foreign office is blaming Russian intelligence services for six cyber-attacks in an aggressive statement that directly implicates Vladimir Putin.

04/10/2018

World

Man charged in novichok poisoning named as Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga

One of the suspects in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury has been named as a highly-decorated officer in Russia’s military special forces by investigative website Bellingcat. The man previously named as Ruslan Boshirov is said to be in fact Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga.

27/09/2018

United Kingdom

Does what the Skripal suspects said add up?

We assess four key claims made by the Russian men charged with poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal about their time in southern England.

14/09/2018

United Kingdom

'We were in Salisbury for its cathedral', say Novichok attack suspects

UK government says interview contains 'blatant fabrications' and is 'offensive'.

13/09/2018

Russia

What is Russia's secretive GRU intelligence agency?

The UK government has claimed two GRU officers carried out the Salisbury Novichok attack — different from the KGB, what do we know about Russia's most secretive intelligence agency?

07/09/2018

United Kingdom

Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Novichok use in Amesbury poisoning

The OPCW’s findings came as the Russian Embassy in London accused the UK of refusing it access to the Skripals.

05/09/2018

United Kingdom

UK pleased, Russia angry at US sanctions over Skripal case

Washington's announcement of new sanctions against Russia over the Skripal poisoning has been welcomed in London, and condemned in Moscow.

09/08/2018

United Kingdom

Novichok survivor Charlie Rowley: 'my partner fell ill in 15 minutes'

The British man poisoned with the nerve agent claims the substance which killed Dawn Sturgess and left him ill was found in a sealed perfume box.

25/07/2018

United Kingdom

'No official confirmation on Novichok poisoning case'

Russian ambassador to UK shrugs off reports that suspects in Skripal case were identified, says he wants confirmation from Foreign Office or Scotland Yard.

19/07/2018

United Kingdom

Novichok could have been carried in lipstick tube, says scientist who worked on nerve agent

“The substance is very stable. It can be washed away by rain, it can evaporate under the sun. But it won’t decompose,” said Vladimir Uglev.

09/07/2018

United Kingdom

British woman dies after exposure to Novichok, say police

British police say Dawn Sturgess has died after exposure to novichok nerve agent in Wiltshire, England.

08/07/2018

Russia

Russia uses World Cup defence to preempt new poisoning accusations

Russian politicians respond to the poisoning of a couple by accidental exposure to Novichok, an extremely powerful nerve agent, in Amesbury, England.

05/07/2018