Putin, power and poison: Russia’s elite FSB spy club FSB. The letters are not just familiar to fans of spy thrillers. They have come to symbolise Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia. Russia’s secretive security agency has gained notoriety around the world with its intelligence and counter-terror operations. But with roots in…
A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a chemical that is part of a group of nerve agents known as Novichok, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain critically ill after the attempted murder in Salisbury on 4 March. The chemical was identified by experts…