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| Litvinenko inquiry live: Government accused of wanting to 'appease' Russia after Putin is named in murder report | |
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| An inquiry is to release its report into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with Polonium-210 while drinking tea at a London hotel. | An inquiry is to release its report into the death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with Polonium-210 while drinking tea at a London hotel. |
| The report will be made public at 10am, and comes almost 10 years after what was effectively a small nuclear attack on the streets of the UK in 2006. | The report will be made public at 10am, and comes almost 10 years after what was effectively a small nuclear attack on the streets of the UK in 2006. |
| It has already been with the Home Office for 48 hours, and government sources have briefed various newspapers that the Kremlin will be blamed to some extent. | It has already been with the Home Office for 48 hours, and government sources have briefed various newspapers that the Kremlin will be blamed to some extent. |
| The Russian president Vladimir Putin is also expected to be named in the report, though it is unclear precisely in what capacity. | The Russian president Vladimir Putin is also expected to be named in the report, though it is unclear precisely in what capacity. |
| The conclusion that agents of the Russian state were responsible for the dissident’s death comes at a time when the UK is working with Moscow to deal with Isis in Syria and amid tensions over Russian troops in Ukraine. | The conclusion that agents of the Russian state were responsible for the dissident’s death comes at a time when the UK is working with Moscow to deal with Isis in Syria and amid tensions over Russian troops in Ukraine. |
| On Wednesday, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that the UK was going to send more military personnel to Nato countries in eastern Europe because of the potential threat posed by “Russian aggression”. | On Wednesday, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that the UK was going to send more military personnel to Nato countries in eastern Europe because of the potential threat posed by “Russian aggression”. |