Russian ambassador: UK is in breach of Vienna Convention for blocking access to Skripals March 22, 2018 The Russian ambassador to the UK has implied the British authorities may have been behind the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, adding the country is in breach of the Vienna Convention for blocking access to “our compatriot”. Speaking from London this afternoon, Alexander Yakovenko claimed it was suspicious that the UK had [...]
Donald Trump defends congratulating Putin on election after it emerges he ignored aides’ demand not to; Jean-Claude Juncker defends own letter March 22, 2018 US President Donald Trump has defended his move to congratulate Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, after it emerged he ignored explicit instructions not to. In a series of late-night tweets, Trump insisted he was right to have offered his congratulations, concluding with the sign off “Peace through Strength”. He was responding to reports that claim he [...]
Britain may be left out in the cold over Russia row March 20, 2018 As Britain froze again over the weekend thanks to the mini Beast from the East, another chill wind blew across Europe from Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin was re-elected with more than 76 per cent of the vote and immediately ratcheted up the war of words between his country and Britain. Mr Putin’s victory in [...]
Boris Johnson: Russia “isn’t fooling anybody” on Novichok claims March 19, 2018 Boris Johnson has accused Russia of attempting to “conceal the needle of truth in a haystack of lies”, adding: “They’re not fooling anyone”. The foreign secretary was speaking from Brussels, where he has travelled to in order to shore up support for the UK’s position over the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Johnson [...]
Boris: Russia has researched how to make nerve agents for assassinations March 18, 2018 Boris Johnson has said the UK has evidence showing Russia has been researching how to use develop chemical weapons for the assassination of individuals. A diplomatic crisis has erupted between the UK and Russia after ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury on 4 March. Theresa May has said Porton Down [...]
Spy poisoning: British government slams Russian expulsion and will consider “next steps” March 17, 2018 Britain’s diplomatic row with Russia shows no sign of abating as the Foreign Office said it will “consider next steps” after 23 UK diplomats were today booted out by the Kremlin. Russia’s move this morning to expel British representatives and close the British Consulate-General in St Petersburg and British Council in Moscow was “anticipated”, a [...]
Russian murder: Met Police terror unit formally launches investigation businessman’s death March 16, 2018 The Met Police this afternoon launched a murder investigation into the death of Russian businessman Nikolay Glushkov. The 68-year-old was found dead at his home in New Malden, south-west London, on Monday evening. Emergency services were called shortly before 11pm with police initially treating Glushkov’s death as unexplained. “A special post-mortem began on Thursday, 15 [...]
Editor’s Notes: Jeremy Corbyn’s Russia position is the latest in a shameful line-up, the IoD strides on and City AM bucks the industry trend March 16, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn’s refusal to recognise the hand of the Russian state in the Salisbury attack puts him at odds with the British government and its intelligence services, Nato, the United Nations Security Council, France, America, Germany and a host of other allies. It also serves as a reminder that if the British label you an [...]
The Skripal case has woken up the bloody difficult woman in Theresa May – and it might just save her leadership March 15, 2018 As a Prime Minister, Theresa May has many weak points. Her inability to keep a lid on tensions within the Conservative party is well documented, for example, while her robotic manner means she has failed to shed her “Maybot” image, earned during last year’s disastrous general election campaign. As a home secretary, she was far [...]
The US has just announced fresh sanctions against Russia March 15, 2018 The US Treasury has unveiled sweeping sanctions against Russia, citing “malign Russian cyber activity, including their attempted interference in the US elections”, as well as the attack on a former spy in Salisbury. In total five entities and 19 individuals, who were named as subjects of an indictment in February, are being slapped with a [...]