UK is facing a crisis after comments regarding the death of spy, Alexander Litvinenko, is putting them into a slander position by the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov. The Foreign Minister clarified his statements regarding this baseless accusation to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov addressed the media to detail the comments of Robert Owen regarding the involvement of Vladimir Putin in the death of Litvinenko. The Independent reported that Lavrov nullified these statements by saying "serious allegations against the Russian leadership, but contained no evidence." These stated accusations concluded that President Vladimir Putin is likely to have given permission to assassinate the former Russian spy.
To give further light, the accusation was rooted in the death of Litvinenko in 2006 by polonium poisoning. The Daily Mail wrote that Litvinenko was killed by two FSB spies namely Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun after slipping a polonium 210 inside his teapot during his stay at Mayfair hotel. This is retrieved from the 328-page publication report by Robert Owen on the inquiry of evidence from a total of 62 oral witnesses. The report would be the source of this slander case between the two countries. Moreover, after concluding that Vladimir Putin is behind the assassination, Owen detailed that there were several reasons why Russia wanted Litvinenko dead which involves that the president is paedophile.
Moreover, Lavrov also said that this inquiry would implicate an effect on the British-Russian relationship as written in Express. The report claimed that the Foreign Minister fully agree on the Foreign Office's prediction that the findings will be detrimental to both countries. He added that it's not the Litvinenko case but rather, the drama around the case which will have big effects on their relations. Lastly, Lavrov stated that his country is being punished for "an independent foreign policy" and that it won't be the same for Europe and US until Russia's interest are considered.
Britain could be sued for slander after commenting that the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the death of former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko. The Foreign Minister of Russia has released statements that these accusations have no basis or evidence. Moreover, Lavrov, implicate that this inquiry is going to tarnish the relations between the two countries.
