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Chemical weapons smuggled into the country right under our nose. Probably VX given that the attending police officer was struck down being in proximity.
When radioactive isotopes attract to much attention go with a nerve agent.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
he was in his 60s they could have slipped NLyUK a fiver & some poppers he could have died of a heart attack or disgust. Or they could have asked AtW to be their chauffeur.
Why make it so obvious? they set up an accident (allegedly) for the son.
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
he was in his 60s they could have slipped NLyUK a fiver & some poppers he could have died of a heart attack or disgust. Or they could have asked AtW to be their chauffeur.
Why make it so obvious? they set up an accident (allegedly) for the son.
To scare other people they - sorry Putin - considers enemies and traitors.
So what happens if it turns out the Russians did do it?
So what could that be? Well, the UK could expel some Russian diplomats, as it did after the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London in 2006. But that has rarely changed Russia's behaviour.
It could impose unilateral sanctions on Russian individuals and businesses. But it is unlikely to get support from European partners for tougher EU-wide sanctions. Brexit makes those kinds of negotiations harder and some EU countries are already trying to soften their approach to Moscow.
The UK could make it more difficult for Russians generally to get visas to the UK. This certainly hurts. But it could be self-wounding as such restrictions might also hit Russian dissidents whom the UK welcomes and wealthy businessmen whose laundered cash the UK tolerates to support London's property market. Few analysts believe targeting rich Russians with tougher asset-stripping orders would make much difference. They would just take their money elsewhere.
The government could change the law, as some MPs want, to make it easier to target sanctions at Russians who violate human rights. But this would probably affect only a handful of people. And, as Boris Johnson has hinted, the UK could decide that members of the royal family and other dignitaries should not attend the football World Cup in Russia this summer.
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