Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds
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A UK inquiry concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely authorized the 2018 Novichok poisoning attack in Salisbury, England, which resulted in the death of Dawn Sturgess. Sturgess died after unknowingly applying the nerve agent, which had been disguised as perfume and discarded by Russian military intelligence agents following their failed assassination attempt on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. The inquiry's chair stated that the operation "must have been authorized at the highest level" and was intended as a display of Russian power. The report found a direct causal link between Sturgess's death and the actions of the Russian agents, their superiors, and Putin, holding them morally responsible. The Russian government has consistently denied any involvement in the attack.
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