Intelligence

Scotland Yard Experts to Fly to Moscow to Seek Clues in Litvinenko Case

The Russian embassy in London has issued visas to Scotland Yard experts investigating the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, Reuters news agency reported on Monday.

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December 4, 2006

Nuclear Chief Says All Russian Polonium is Shipped to U.S.

Russian nuclear energy chief stated officially that a radioactive element of Polonium 210 which had caused death of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko could not be obtained illegally in Russia, the Reuters news agency reported Friday.

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Head of Russian Power Monopoly Sees Plot Behind Gaidar’s Illness

Anatoly Chubais, head of Russian power monopoly Unified Energy Systems of Russia doubts that the ailment affecting Russian economist and politician Yegor Gaidar was caused by natural factors, the Interfax news agency reports.

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November 29, 2006

Mario Scaramella Not Contaminated

Itsu sushi restaurant at 167 Piccadilly, London

An Italian contact of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who died of radiation poisoning on Thursday, has not been contaminated by the deadly Polonium 210, his lawyer said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

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Russian Lawmakers Blame Boris Berezovsky in Spy’s Death

Poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko’s deathbed message may have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, but pro-Kremlin lawmakers and state-controlled television networks pointed the finger at a prominent Putin enemy in Britain — tycoon Boris Berezovsky, the Associated Press reports.

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November 27, 2006

UK to Open Inquest Into Litvinenko’s Death

The inquest into the death of former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko is due to open on Thursday at St Pancras Coroner’s Court, AP reported on Monday quoting a statement by Camden Council.

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Wanted Russian Tycoon Says Litvinenko Death Linked to Yukos Case

Poisoned former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died in a London hospital last week, had visited Israel lately to hand over a dossier investigating Russian energy giant Yukos case, The Times reported on Monday quoting a former Yukos owner.

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Litvinenko’s Italian Contact Denies Role in Poisoning Plot

Mario Scaramella. Photo: REUTERS

Professor Mario Scaramella, 38, who describes himself as a defence consultant, was surrounded by four bodyguards as he arrived for the Rome conference, SkyNews reports. Journalists had been summoned by SMS texts.

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November 22, 2006

Russian Intelligence Says Not Involved in Ex-Spy Poisoning in UK

Russia’s foreign intelligence service denied Monday any involvement in the alleged poisoning of a former agent in London.

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November 21, 2006

Russian Spy Suspect Held in Canada Airport

A suspected Russian spy has been arrested in Montreal as he was about to board a plane to leave the country, the National Post has learned, capping a Canadian counter-intelligence operation that suggests espionage is alive and well long after the Cold War.

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November 16, 2006