Icy coldness in the air between London and Moscow

moscow - The already very strained relations between London and Moscow, among other things because of the annexation of the Crimea and the sanctions imposed against Russia, threatens to continue on foot, now the British directly point the finger at Vladimir Putin as possible directly involved in murder.

According to the British judge Robert Owen, who is in charge of the investigation into the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006, Putin has probably personally given the green light to the controversial of poisoning, which was conducted with radioactive Polonium 210.

The victim- then 42 years old- had Putin have given on his deathbed accused of ordering the murder.

After the still unsolved case of the sinking of the MH17, which also pointed to the Kremlin, takes the international pressure on Putin (which is currently confronted with a collapsing ruble) further.

Earlier, the British court dismissed all of the two suspects in the Litvinenko murder, Andrei Loegovoi and Dmitiri Kovtoen which Russia refuses to extradite. Something Moscow (there were suspects in the MH-17 case) nor will do. The also former KGB'er Loegovoi is currently in the State Duma (Russia's lower house) of the LDPR party of ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky unguided missile. In that capacity he possesses immunity from prosecution.

The suspect Russian accusations immediately called after the publication of the report. 'Utterly absurd. 'News agency RIA Noviosti this morning showed an unnamed source in the room who declared Russia a judgment of the British court would never accept,' because the presumption of innocence is violated by London. '

                        
                            
                                
                        
Marina Litvinenko, the widow of the murdered spy, called for further sanctions against Russia.

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The widow of the victim, Marina Litvinenko, welcomed the conclusions of the report and called for further sanctions against Russia. The ex-spy Litvinenko, who fled to London in 2000, devoted the last years of his life to writing highly critical book about the reign of Putin, and also worked as a consultant for the British secret service MI6. Putin and his intimates he was considered a turncoat and a traitor.