Putin Found Morally Responsible for U.K. Nerve Agent Attack: Implications Questioned
The U.K. responded to a report detailing Russia’s involvement in a 2018 Novichok attack on British soil by sanctioning the Russian intelligence service and summoning the Russian ambassador. The inquiry found that President Vladimir Putin bore “moral responsibility” for the death of Dawn Sturgess, who was exposed to the nerve agent after handling a discarded perfume bottle. The report concluded the assassination attempt targeting Sergei Skripal “must have been authorized at the highest level, by President Putin.” The U.K. government condemned the act as “shocking and reckless hostile activity.”
John Q. Hosedrinker