UK Sanctions Russia After Inquiry Holds Putin Responsible for 2018 Novichock Poisonings

Category: Wars & Rumors of Wars

Summary:
On December 4, the UK imposed new sanctions on Russia following a public inquiry that held Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for the 2018 Novichok poisonings in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The inquiry found that Putin ordered the nerve agent attack by GRU agents targeting Sergei Skripal, a Russian defector and former GRU colonel, which led to the death of Dawn Sturgess, who had no ties to Skripal or Russia. In response, London summoned the Kremlin’s ambassador to address the inquiry’s findings and accused Russia of ongoing hostile activities against the UK. Additionally, Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency was sanctioned for its involvement in Sturgess’s death.

Tags: UK sanctions, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Novichok poisonings, GRU agents, Sergei Skripal, Dawn Sturgess

Source Excerpt:

The UK issued new sanctions on Russia on Dec. 4, after a public inquiry into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok in the UK in 2018 held Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for her demise. London also summoned the Kremlin’s ambassador for a response to the inquiry’s findings and over what it called an “ongoing campaign of hostile activity” against the UK. The public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess concluded that Putin had ordered the 2018 Novichok attack by GRU agents on Sergei Skripal, a Russian defector and former GRU colonel, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, which eventually resulted in the death of Sturgess, who had no connection to Skripal or Russia.......

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-05-2025 13:06