Roads Closed as 2 Fall Ill in City Where Poisonings Took Place

The Associated Press Sep 16, 2018 After a man and a woman become sick at a Salisbury restaurant, British police call in a hazards-response team. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suspects in Spy Poison Case Say They Were in U.K. as Tourists

NATALIYA VASILYEVA / The Associated Press Sep 13, 2018 Two Russian men charged in Britain in the attack on former agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia make a surprise appearance on the RT channel to claim their visit to Salisbury was merely an "incredible, fatal coincidence." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

British Woman Dies in Latest Nerve Agent Poisoning Case

JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Jul 8, 2018 Tests show that she and her boyfriend were exposed to the same type of substance that almost killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in March. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.K. Official Accuses Russia of Dumping Poison in Britain

DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Jul 5, 2018 The unexplained poisoning of two British citizens with no apparent link to Russia raises health concerns in the Salisbury area, where a massive decontamination effort took place after another poisoning case in March. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal

Daniel Lazare / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The story is heavy on Russophobic propaganda and light on proof that the data analysis company influenced the 2016 election in any substantial way. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Theresa May Urges EU Unity as Kremlin Slams U.K.

JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 Britain blames Moscow for an attack with a military-grade nerve agent and has called Russia a growing threat to Western democracies. Russia has fiercely denied the accusations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Veteran Journalist Calls Skripal Case a ‘Carefully Constructed Drama’ (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 19, 2018 John Pilger doubts the British government's claim that Russia attacked a Russian ex-spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in England. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Boots U.K. Diplomats in Spy-Poisoning Tit for Tat

ANGELA CHARLTON and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 17, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will consider more retaliatory steps in the coming days. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Russian Ex-Spy in Britain Attacked With Nerve Agent, Police Say

DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 The man and his daughter are reported to be fighting for their lives in a hospital. The apparent assassination attempt is straining relations between Britain and Russia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )