A British public inquiry into the death of Aleksandr Litvinenko, who died from radioactive poisoning in 2006, has accused senior Russian officials of “probably” having motives to approve the murder.
The news report, above, is from the Russia Today (RT).
The judge in this case said that the murder of Alexander Litvinenko took place “under the direction of the FSB,” the Russian Federal security service.
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