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UK sanctions Russian navy officer accused of Salisbury novichok poisoning in crackdown on Kremlin

By Editorial Board Published November 7, 2024 5 Min Read
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UK sanctions Russian navy officer accused of Salisbury novichok poisoning in crackdown on Kremlin

The UK has sanctioned a Russian navy officer accused of serving to poison former double agent Sergei Skripal with novichok in Salisbury.

The International Workplace has imposed 56 new sanctions on folks and entities linked to Russia, together with these within the Wagner mercenary group that operates unofficially on Vladimir Putin’s behalf, and firms based mostly in China, Turkey and central Asia supplying components to Russia.

Denis Sergeev, who the Met Police charged over the tried homicide of double agent Mr Skripal, has been sanctioned beneath the chemical weapons sanctions regime.

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“Sergeev provided support in the preparation and use of the chemical weapon novichok in Salisbury…and provided a coordinating role in London on the weekend of the attack,” the International Workplace mentioned.

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Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal have been poisoned with novichok. Pic: Shutterstock

Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia have been discovered unconscious on a bench in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in March 2018.

Police mentioned nerve agent novichok was utilized to the entrance door of his residence.

Three Russians, who police mentioned are GRU navy intelligence officers, have been charged in absentia over the incident.

Sergeev was the final to be charged after police mentioned he was performing beneath the alias Sergey Fedotov.

Undated handout file photo issued by the Metropolitan Police of Dawn Sturgess, who died in 2018 after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent that had been discarded in a perfume bottle following the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Home Secretary Priti Patel has granted permission for 44-year-old Ms Sturgess's inquest to be converted into a public inquiry to better examine any possible Russian involvement, amid allegations she died as an indirect result of Kremlin-sponsored po

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Daybreak Sturgess died after selecting up a pattern fragrance bottle with novichok in

A public inquiry into the demise of Daybreak Sturgess, a lady unwittingly killed after coming throughout a pattern fragrance bottle containing novichok, heard Mr Skripal believed Mr Putin had ordered the assault on him.

Moscow has repeatedly rejected British accusations the Kremlin was concerned.

The inquiry heard the quantity of novichok within the fragrance bottle was sufficient to kill 1000’s of individuals.

Additionally included within the newest sanctions spherical are corporations supplying Russia with navy gear being utilized in its battle towards Ukraine.

Ten corporations based mostly in China, and a handful from Turkey, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, are on the record for supplying and producing machine instruments, microelectronics and elements for drones utilized by Russia in Ukraine.

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Russian-based mercenary teams working in sub-Saharan Africa with hyperlinks to the Kremlin are additionally on the record.

The International Workplace mentioned they’ve threatened peace and safety in Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic, and have dedicated widespread human rights abuses throughout Africa.

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International Secretary David Lammy mentioned: “Today’s measures will continue to push back on the Kremlin’s corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia’s attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine.

“And smashing the illicit worldwide networks that Russia has labored so laborious to forge.

“Putin is nearly 1,000 days into a war he thought would only take a few. He will fail and I will continue to bear down on the Kremlin and support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.”

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