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‘We couldn’t grieve’: Dawn Sturgess’s parents await novichok inquiry answers

Exclusive: Caroline and Stan Sturgess hope investigation into daughter’s death will look at how safe the UK is now

The Guardian - UK

Justice ‘highly unlikely’ over Salisbury novichok attack, says Theresa May

Ahead of opening of inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess, former PM says attackers showed ‘utter recklessness’

The Guardian - UK

At War with Ourselves by HR McMaster review – ex-adviser vents spleen about Trump

Former US national security adviser writes ‘Trump lacked basic knowledge of how the government runs’ in tome that also critiques Obama and Biden

The Guardian - US

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Putin manipulated Trump’s ego and insecurities with flattery, former security adviser claims

Former US national security advisor HR McMaster claims in new book that Russian leader had hold over former US president

The Independent UK

Trump wrote grateful note to Putin after Russian nerve agent attack in UK, new book claims

Putin had a ‘hold on Trump,’ retired general HR McMaster wrote in his memoir

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin manipulated Donald Trump’s ‘ego and insecurities’, book says

Former US national security adviser HR McMaster claims Russian president had a hold over Trump in new memoir

The Guardian - US

Evan Gershkovich and fellow freed Americans welcomed back to US by Biden and Harris after Russia prisoner swap

In emotional scenes on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, security executive Paul Whelan and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were met by Biden and Harris and reunited with their loved ones

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As a historic prisoner exchange unfolds, a look back at other famous East-West swaps

When Washington and Moscow exchange prisoners, it usually comes after months of secret, back-channel negotiations

The Independent UK

Skripals ask not to appear at Salisbury novichok poisoning inquiry

Former Russian spy Sergei and his daughter, Yulia, fear for their safety if they give evidence at hearing into death of Dawn Sturgess, says barrister

The Guardian - UK

Labour suspends candidate over pro-Russian social media post

Andy Brown will still appear on the ballot in the Aberdeen North and Moray East constituency

The Independent UK

Russian Dissidents Face Harassment And Attacks Abroad

Russian intelligence operations targeting dissidents abroad raise concerns about Kremlin's reach and suppression of opposition voices.

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US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine war

Washington says Moscow breached global ban on chemical weapons with use of chloropicrin and tear gas.

Al Jazeera

Russian Pilot Who Defected To Ukraine Found Dead In Spain: Report

The pilot was found with at least five bullet wounds.

International Business Times UK

Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances

The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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The Guardian - UK

The mysterious, violent and unsolved deaths of Putin’s foes and critics

Alexei Navalny is latest of Putin’s opponents to have died over course of Russian leader’s nearly 25 years in power

The Independent UK

MI6 chief thanks Putin’s TV channel for help in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The Independent UK

MI6 chief thanks Russian state television for its ‘help’ in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK after it broadcast part of a speech he gave earlier this year where he called on Russians to join hands with British intelligence

International Business Times UK

Wife Of Ukraine's Spy Chief Poisoned With Heavy Metals: Report

Some experts have claimed that Russia might be responsible for the attack.

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The Independent UK

US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China

The Biden administration is nervously watching an ongoing dispute between Canada and India

The Guardian - UK

UK government’s refusal to confirm Skripal spy role is ‘surreal’, lawyers say

Michael Mansfield KC criticises argument for restriction orders before inquiry into 2018 novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess

The Independent UK

‘Some material will be kept secret’ in Salisbury poisonings inquiry

Chairman Lord Hughes said matters of national security and police workings will have to be heard in private.

The Week

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Stefan Wolff professor of international security at the University of Birmingham explains how Yevgeny Prigozhin is just another in a long line of those who have faced an early demise after opposing Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - UK

Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents

From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacks

The Independent UK

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and journalists have been killed in a variety of ways

The Conversation

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Two months after challenging Vladimir Putin’s leadership in an apparent but abortive “mutiny”, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the former owner of the mercenary private military company Wagner Group – has joined a long list of prominent Russians to die in mysterious circumstances.

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