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Litvinenko case

A bus crosses Waterloo bridge in front of the Houses of Parliament during a misty morning in London (REUTERS/Luke MacGregor) 25.05.2012 15:11 12 comments

Moscow wants London to lift fog on Litvinenko case

It has been almost six years since the mysterious death of Alexander Litvinenko blew a cold wind through Russia-UK relations. Now, Moscow is requesting that Scotland Yard establish the real facts surrounding the Russian’s death as soon as possible.

 
Andrey Lugovoy (RIA Novosti/Ruslan Krivobok) 29.04.2012 21:18 6 comments

British blackout? UK media silent on Lugovoy polygraph

British media look to be in no hurry to cover Russian MP Andrey Lugovoy’s British polygraph test, which showed he did not kill former security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko. It is odd that the media stay quiet, journalist Kenneth McTaggart told RT.

Lugovoy, a former KGB officer named as a suspect in the murder of Litvinenko in London last year, speaks to the media during his visit to Manturovo settlement (REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov) 26.04.2012 03:03 11 comments

Lugovoy ‘could not condition himself not to react to lie detector’

A British polygraph test has revealed that Andrey Lugovoy did not murder ex-spy Aleksander Litvenenko. But can a lie detector be hoodwinked? To answer this, RT sat down with Bruce Burgess, who personally conducted the polygraph test on Lugovoy.

 
Andrey Lugovoy (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) 25.04.2012 16:24 9 comments

Lugovoy not guilty in Litvinenko death - British lie detector test

State Duma deputy Andrey Lugovoy, who the UK considers the main suspect in the killing of former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, did not commit the murder, a British lie detector test shows.

Aleksandr Litvinenko’s father 02.02.2012 19:33 39 comments

Litvinenko’s father: I was sure he was no traitor

The father of late Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko says he pursued a smear campaign against the Russian government out of grief, but changed his mind after Aleksandr’s widow revealed his son had been working for British intelligence.

 
Aleksandr Litvinenko 30.01.2012 13:41 12 comments

Litvinenko: MI5, MI6 death files ordered released

MI5 and MI6 have been ordered to declassify documents in the case of ex-FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, who died in London in 2006 from radioactive poisoning. The papers are expected to shed light on Russia’s alleged involvement in the matter.

Former Soviet KGB agent Aleksandr Litvinenko 23.11.2011 08:01 3 comments

A most wanted man: 5 years on, search still strong for Litvinenko killer

Former Soviet KGB agent Aleksandr Litvinenko died a slow, torturous death in London on November 23rd 2006 – poisoned by radioactive polonium. The case is still open – and a definite thorn in relations between Russia and the UK.

 
London : British police gather in the lobby of the University College Hospital in London, 24 November 2006, hours after the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. (AFP Photo / Odd Andersen) 06.11.2011 13:17 4 comments

Twin suspects: UK to name new accused in Litvinenko case

The British Crown Prosecution Service suspects another Russian businessmen and former FSB agent, Dmitry Kovtun, of being involved in poisoning Aleksandr Litvinenko in November 2006. London reportedly wants him extradited to appear before a UK court.

Former Soviet KGB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko 05.11.2011 12:57 2 comments

Radioactive Russian spy story for big screen

The man behind the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, British director Rupert Wyatt, is set to shed some cinematic light on the mysterious case of the poisoned former Soviet KGB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.

 
RT Photo / Irina Vasilevitskaya 23.10.2011 17:31 10 comments

Lugovoy points to possible killers of Litvinenko

Andrey Lugovoy, who is accused of murdering former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, denies his guilt. In an exclusive interview with RT he shares at least four versions of who could be to blame for Litvinenko murder.

Marina Litvinenko, widow of Aleksandr Litvinenko (AFP Photo / Javier Soriano) 17.10.2011 04:33 4 comments

‘My husband was a British paid agent’ – Litvinenko widow

The widow of former Russian FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was murdered in London in 2006, admitted that her husband cooperated with the British intelligence services MI5 and MI6.

 
Andrei Lugovoi (RIA Novosti/Iliya Pitalev) 14.10.2011 18:16 3 comments

Litvinenko suspect demands clarity from UK court

Andrei Lugovoi, a Russian MP and the UK’s prime suspect in the poisoning of Aleksandr Litvinenko, says his lawyers have taken part in a preliminary hearing and demanded access to the former Russian officer’s inquest documents.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and British Prime Minister David Cameron pictured prior to their talks in the Kremlin September 12, 2011. (RIA Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev) 13.09.2011 16:34 8 comments

Moscow, London move to polonium-free relations

British PM David Cameron’s visit to Moscow has not solved all problems in relations between Russia and the UK. However, it has opened the door for substantive discussions rather than mutual blame.

 
AFP Photo / Str 07.07.2011 13:55 6 comments

No quick solution to Libyan conflict – Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov has said there cannot be a quick outcome in Libya and that will lead to many casualties on both sides. The Russian foreign minister also talked about complex relations between Russia and the UK in an interview to a Russian TV-channel.

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12.02.2011 11:37 3 comments

Both Russia & UK lose when co-operation frozen – Lavrov

Ahead of his visit to London, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke in an interview with the BBC about the prospects of Russia-UK’s uneasy relations.

 
22.11.2010 11:30 1 comment

Russia’s nuclear agency denies involvement in Litvinenko case

Russia’s Nuclear Energy State Corporation (Rosatom) has said new British allegations regarding Aleksandr Litvinenko’s poisoning “arouse great doubts.”

Photo by Anton Nosik 10.03.2010 21:15 6 comments

Boris Berezovsky wins libel case against Russian state TV over Litvinenko case

A British High Court has ruled there is no evidence linking self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky to the murder of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was poisoned in 2006.

 
Aleksandr Litvinenko 23.11.2009 09:24

Litvinenko case unsolved three years on

It is three years since former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko died of polonium poisoning in London.

12.11.2009 10:59 1 comment

Polonium not detected? Russian suspect cleared of charges

German prosecutors have dropped all charges of illegally trafficking nuclear materials against Dmitry Kovtun, who was linked to the murder of former Russian security officer Aleksander Litvinenko in London in 2006.

 
03.11.2009 15:38

ROAR: “Cool reception” for Miliband in Moscow

David Miliband’s visit to Russia was more important for him personally than for improving bilateral relations, observers believe.