.@MissEllieMae: "@BorisJohnson [...] remains in post. Surely one of the most basic requirements of being foreign secretary is not lying on the international stage and deteriorating relations with other countries?"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/04/boris-johnson-liability-porton-down-russia …
Serge Halimi of @Monde_diplo provides some context to the Salisbury story: "The reasoning goes: if Putin is capable of doing it, then he must be guilty. [...] Other countries have resorted to such measures without triggering the same diplomatic uproar."https://mondediplo.com/2018/04/01salisbury-halimi …
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@SkyNewsAust hosts Ross Cameron and Rowan Dean discuss the Skripal poisoning and broader Russia-West relations with@nyuniversity professor Stephen F. Cohenhttps://youtu.be/neTqsmZksv4Show this thread -
Mr Skirpal “had provided information to the UK and other western intelligence agencies for a period ... while his value as an operational source quickly faded, he was able to discuss Russia’s intelligence capabilities with 'friendly' spying agencies”https://www.ft.com/content/46eb6414-22f8-11e8-ae48-60d3531b7d11 …
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@marydejevsky: “It is not just details so basic as the nature of the substance, its provenance and the quantity that are still in doubt, however, but a great deal else. Either that, or the information is being deliberately withheld”https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/yulia-skripal-poisoning-russia-novochok-salisbury-question-remain-a8367471.html …Show this thread
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