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Scotland Yard releases CCTV footage of Skripals poisoners 'Petrov' and 'Boshirov'. VIDEO Three new videos showing "Alexander Petrov" and "Ruslan Boshirov" allow to piece together the events of the day when Sergey and Yulia Skripals were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent. 26 660 90 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
British PM says Russia's intelligence services ‘fundamentally degraded’ following blowback for Salisbury attack UK's Prime Minister Theresa May said Russia’s intelligence capability has been "fundamentally degraded" by the west’s response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. 2 453 14 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Third suspect in Skripals' poisoning was presumably tasked to oversee operation, - The Telegraph British counter terrorism police are reviewing evidence against Sergei Fedotov suspected of involvement in Salisbury nerve agent attack with a view to considering whether or not to bring charges against him. 7 272 13 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
GRU operatives "directly involved" in takeover of city councils in Ukraine's Donbas region in 2014, - Bellingcat Bellingcat says Russin GRU military intelligence operatives were directly involved in the takeover of city councils and the fake idea of local defence units. 34 106 138 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Bellingcat identifies second Skripal poisoning suspect: multiple trips to Ukraine, Transnistria in 2011-2018 Bellingcat and its reporting partner the Insider released their preceding report on Salisbury nerve agent attack disclosing the identity of one of the two suspects in the Skripals poisoning. 54 555 180 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Russian ex-spy Skripal might have been poisoned for feeding British agents secrets on Putin crony, - NYT Sergei V. Skripal, the former Russian spy targeted in a nerve agent attack this spring, fed Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service information about a 1990s-era corruption scheme that reached all the way up to Nikolai P. Patrushev, a top Russian intelligence chief and close ally of Vladimir V. Putin, a new book contends. 15 566 30 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Britain's Foreign Secretary Hunt vows to close Russian espionage net in UK UK's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Britain was "going to close the net on the GRU". 19 496 130 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
British intelligence identifies third Russian spy involved in Skripals' poisoning – media Counter terrorism police and the security services identified a third Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer who carried out a reconnaissance mission before the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. 23 676 65 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Bellingcat identifies suspect in Salisbury nerve agent attack Boshirov as GRU Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga. PHOTOS Bellingcat and its investigative partner The Insider – Russia have established conclusively the identity of one of the suspects in the poisoning of Sergey and Yulia Skripal, and in the homicide of British citizen Dawn Sturgess. 84 105 461 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Salisbury poisoners had two UK-based accomplices, - The Sunday Mirror British security services are pursuing a doctor and a fourth man thought to have protected two Russian hitmen who targeted ex-spy Sergei Skripal. 13 502 79 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
"Last time Russian military claimed to be on holiday was when they invaded Ukraine in 2014," - British FM on interview with Russians suspected of Salisbury poisoning UK's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt called on to stop Kremlin's fake TV shows following the interview the Russians charged with Salisbury nerve agent attack gave to the state-funded RT. 18 332 105 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning "We are those shown to you in pictures. They are our real names," - Two Russians charged with Skripals' poisoning give interview to Kremlin-funded TV channel. VIDEO Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, the two Russians charged with perpetrating nerve agent attack in British Salisbury have claimed they were visiting the town's "famous" cathedral as tourists. 59 286 620 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
"Obfuscation and lies," - May’s spokesman on Russia's explanations over Skripals' poisoning UK insists that Russian secret services were behind nerve agent attack in Salisbury. 12 235 81 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Putin claims Salisbury poison suspects are civilians: "Nothing criminal about them" President Vladimir Putin of Russia says the Russian law enforcers have identified two individuals Britain suspects of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a military-grade nerve agent. 48 776 362 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
UN SC to hear Britain's charges against Russian spies involved in Salisbury nerve agent attack The U.K. is going to brief the UN Security Council on Thursday on the arrest warrants it has issued for two Russian spies charged with carrying out a nerve agent attack on British soil. 18 399 132 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Salisbury nerve agent attack committed by Russia's military intelligence service officers, British PM says. VIDEO British Prime Minister Theresa May said the government had concluded, from intelligence provided by UK agencies, that the two Russian nationals named as suspects in the attempted murder of Skripals were part of the GRU intelligence service. 27 149 115 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
US will not disclose details of new sanctions against Russia until they come into force, - State Department The U.S. Department of State does not intend to elaborate on the new sanctions against the Russian Federation up to the time they are actually introduced. 14 954 173 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Skripal's poisoning Law enforcers allegedly identified Russians involved in nerve agent attacks in UK, - Press Association Investigators think several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of the former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury and are looking for more than one suspect. 31 613 147 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Two persons exposed to nerve agent Novichok not far from British Salisbury, - Scotland Yard British Counter Terrorism Policing Network is now leading the investigation into major incident in Amesbury, following which a man and woman are critically ill in hospital. 32 961 169 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
MI5 chief: Skripals' poisoning to make Russia "more isolated pariah” in international community Chief of the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency Andrew Parker will warn of the continued threat of attacks on Britain from the so-called Islamic State and Russia in a rare speech outside the country on Monday. 26 996 83 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Russian MFA accuses Washington of invasion after US State Department officials walk through property in Seattle The officials of the U.S. Department of State walked through Russian property in Seattle earlier abandoned by Russian diplomats to confirm that it had actually been vacated. 25 407 113 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Russian spies kicked out from US included agents allegedly tracking defectors in this country, - CNN Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement and intelligence officials believe were tracking Russian defectors and their families who had resettled in the US. 17 682 46 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Yulia Skripal turns down assistance offered by Russian Embassy, asks her cousin not to visit her, - Metropolitan Police Daughter of former Russian spy Sergey Skripal, Yulia, who survived nerve agent attack along with her father in British Salisbury, said she refused the assistance the Russian Embassy had offered her and asked her cousin Viktoria not to visit her or try to contact her for the time being. 16 709 44 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Richest Russians lost $12B in one day over US sanctions, - Forbes Only three days after being introduced, the U.S. sanctions caused major losses to some of Russia’s dollar billionaires. 26 829 151 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Skripal's poisoning 
Russian ambassador to UN believes Skripal case impacted Russia's role in international arena, questioned country's legitimacy Russia's Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia Sunday said the manner in which the Skripal case was developing damaged Russia's role in the international arena and questioned the country's legitimacy. 47 665 271 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Poisoned Russian ex-spy Skripal 'improving rapidly', - ВВС Doctors say Russian former spy Sergei Skripal is no longer in a critical condition after being poisoned by a nerve agent. 18 700 91 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
UK's ambassador to Berlin says Russia still has secret nerve agent program British intelligence services knew Russia was developing a secret stash of the deadly nerve agent used to poison former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. 4 853 13 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning UK's security forces believe they found Russian lab that made nerve agent used against Skripals British security forces believe they have found the Russian lab that made the nerve agent novichok, which was used in the attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury on March 4. 36 777 205 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
UK refutes Russia’s proposal for joint investigation into Skripals poisoning UK's delegation to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) says Russia’s proposal to join investigation into the Salisbury nerve agent attack is a is a diversionary tactic. 9 465 45 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
US State Department deems unjustified Russia's decision to expel 60 US diplomats, close down consulate in St. Petersburg Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Heather Nauert says there is no justification for the Russia's decision to expel 60 U.S. staff and close down U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg. 32 808 174 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Russia acknowledges some of its expelled diplomats are spies There were foreign intelligence officers among the Russian diplomats expelled by the West. 11 701 34 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
"The end result – 151 Russian intelligence personnel sent home to Moscow," - US State Department Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Heather Nauert says USA, the United Kingdom, NATO, and now 25 other countries have so far announced the expulsions of 151 Russian personnel following the incident in British Salisbury. 24 833 118 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning British PM May: "We are dismantling Russian espionage network in our country and we will not allow it to be rebuilt" British government will not allow the Russian Federation to run an espionage network on the territory of the United Kingdom. 25 394 95 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Canadian minister says Russia's behavior unacceptable, calls Salisbury nerve agent attack “horrendous and despicable” Canada believes expulsion of Russian diplomats is perfectly appropriate response to demonstrate the country's strong disapproval of Russia's likely involvement in the situation in Salisbury. 16 584 46 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
US President Trump encourages foreign leaders to join cascade of expulsion of Russian diplomats, - White House The White House thinks that global expulsion of Russian diplomats is not just an important message to send to the Russian government, but it’s also significant in degrading Russian intelligence capabilities around the world, not just in the United States. 20 451 108 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
US expels 60 Russian diplomats, closes Russian consulate in Seattle in response to UK poisoning, - The New York Times U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States on Monday, including 12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers who have been stationed at the United Nations in New York. 43 796 218 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Ukraine expels 13 Russian diplomats over Salisbury nerve agent attack, - Poroshenko In a spirit of solidarity with UK, Ukraine expels 13 diplomats of the Russian Federation from its territory. 89 868 408 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
EU recalls its ambassador to Russia amidst Salisbury poisoning, - The Guardian The EU has recalled its ambassador to Moscow after leaders agreed it was "highly likely" Russia was responsible for a nerve agent attack in the UK. 17 200 59 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
European Council President Tusk refuse to congratulate Putin on reelection - Reuters Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said he did not congratulate President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his “reappointment” because of the Salisbury nerve agent attack. 16 181 53 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
Investigation into nerve agent attack in Salisbury highly like to take many months, - Scotland Yard The Metropolitan Police say this is one of the largest and most complex investigations undertaken by British counter terrorism policing. 14 583 61 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
NATO chief calls to change approach to Russia as it becomes more unpredictable, more aggressive NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expected German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other NATO leaders to revamp their approach at the next NATO summit this summer, given a risk that Russia could gradually give more weight to nuclear weapons in its doctrine, exercises and new military capabilities. 11 692 38 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
It was likely Putin's decision to use nerve agent in UK, FM Johnson says British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson says that the U.K.'s government believes that it was likely Putin's decision to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the U.K. 36 172 176 Previously in trend: Skripal's poisoning 
UK's PM says Moscow highly likely behind former Russian spy Skripal's poisoning. VIDEO British Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs that former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. 53 019 227 Incidents 
