"Vladimir Putin ordered the astonishingly reckless attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal as a "public demonstration of Russian power", a major inquiry into the Salisbury novichok poisonings has concluded. The inquiry laid the blame for the attack on the Russian president, saying he was "morally responsible" for the death of Dawn Sturgess, an innocent bystander who died after being exposed to the chemical weapon after it was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018."
"Her death came four months after the attempted murder of Mr Skripal, a former spy, his daughter Yulia and then-police officer Nick Bailey, who were all harmed when members of a Russian GRU military intelligence squad smeared the nerve agent on Mr Skripal's door handle. Retired Supreme Court judge Lord Hughes of Ombersley, who carried out the review into Ms Sturgess' death, found the attempted assassination of Mr Skripal must have been authorised at the highest level,"
The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, investigates Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and produces documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet seeks donations to fund reporters and keeps access free without paywalls, arguing quality journalism should be paid for by those who can afford it. A major inquiry into the Salisbury novichok poisonings concluded Vladimir Putin ordered the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal as a 'public demonstration of Russian power' and found him 'morally responsible' for Dawn Sturgess's death. The review found GRU agents acted on instructions and the operation was authorised at the highest level.
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