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Putin's Russia already waging conflict on streets of London, says military expert

The warning came from Leyton and Wanstead MP Calvin Bailey who served for over 24-years in the Royal Air Force

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025

Dau director Ilya Khrzhanovsky: my ‘pornographic propaganda’ recreating the USSR is more important than ever

When Khrzhanovsky’s colossal immersive project on the horrors of the Soviet Union launched in 2019, it caused uproar in east and west alike. Now, he plans to release its ‘mother film’, to expose the ‘huge danger’ the world faces today

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

MI6 chief thanks Putin’s TV channel for help in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

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MI6 chief thanks Russian state television for its ‘help’ in encouraging Russians to spy for the UK

The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the UK after it broadcast part of a speech he gave earlier this year where he called on Russians to join hands with British intelligence

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

How did Alexander Litvinenko die? The shocking true story behind the ITV drama

Who Alexander 'Sacha' Litvinenko was and when he died as ITV series airs starring David Tennant

Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022

David Tennant praises heroic widow of poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko

Doctor Who and Broadchurch star David Tennant, who is playing Alexander Litvinkenko in a new ITV drama about the Putin critic's murder, says the Russian's widow Marina's amazing courage is incredible

Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022

Russian army ‘came knocking’ to recruit son of slain spy Alexander Litvinenko

The poisoned agent’s son Anatoly tells of the visit to his Moscow flat, as ITV prepares to screen a drama about the killing of his father, played by David Tennant

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

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David Tennant unrecognisable in new ITV drama about Russian defector Litvinenko

WEST Lothian actor David Tennant has recreated the famous photo of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko lying in a hospital bed before his death…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2022

David Tennant recreates photo of poisoned Alexander Litvinenko for new ITV drama

The famous photo shows Russian defector lying in a hospital bed before his death from Polonium-210 poisoning

Wales Online · Nov 7, 2022

David Tennant recreates infamous photo of poisoned Alexander Litvinenko lying in hospital

The outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was poisoned in 2006.

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

David Tennant recreates photo of poisoned Alexander Litvinenko lying in hospital

The outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin was poisoned in 2006.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Kremlin assassin who killed ex-spy at London hotel dies from Covid in Russia

Dmitri Kovtun was accused of poisoning former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London with a rare radioactive substance stashed in his tea in 2006

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

Russian agent Kovtun, accused in spy poisoning, dead at 57

Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun, who was accused by the U.K. authorities in the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, has died at 57

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

Russian accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko reportedly dies from Covid-19

Dmitri Kovtun was one of two men who a UK inquiry ruled had laced the former Russian spy’s tea with a rare radioactive substance in 2006.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

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Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2022

Russian accused of Alexander Litvinenko murder dies of Covid-19

One of two Russians suspected of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko has died of Covid-19, according to reports.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Alexander Litvinenko assassination suspect dies of Covid

Dmitry Kovtun was one of two Russian men accused over poisoning death of ex-spy in London in 2006

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

Russian agent linked to radioactive poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko dies from Covid

Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi were alleged to have carried out the assasination of Alexander Litvinenko

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots

Billionaire Roman Abramovich is just the latest in a long line of people who suspect they may be the target of a Kremlin poison plot. Russia is well-practised in the art of chemical assassinations, but carrying out a murder using poison is inherently risky.

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Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2022

Putin's hit list of poisoning victims as Roman Abramovich left with skin peeling

Vladimir Putin has been accused of poisoning his political enemies, with high-profile incidents in the UK including the Salisbury attack and the death of Alexander Litvinenko

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

16 critics of Vladimir Putin who died violently or in suspicious ways

A number of high profile critics of Vladimir Putin have died in violent or mysterious circumstances. This includes Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned in London after drinking a laced cup of tea

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