Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok poisoning of UK woman, inquiry finds | ABC NEWS
A UK inquiry has found Russian President Vladimir Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for the 2018 poisoning death of a British woman after a failed assassination attempt against a former Russian double agent.
Former Russian agent Sergei Skripal was targeted with the military-grade nerve agent by GRU military intelligence officers but mother-of-three Dawn Sturgess was an unintended fatality in the operation.
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