Russia: Report suggesting Kremlin involvement in Litvinenko death aimed to preserve tension
Posted by seumasach on July 8, 2008
Mr Prikhodko has got it exactly right. Sections within he British elite and security services are intent on frustrating the emergence of any pragmatic tendancy intent on a realistic adaption to imperial decline. This senile faction of nostalgics continues to run increasingly drole campaigns against “bloody foreigners” who it sees as a threat. The culmination of their idiocy is the attempt to isolate Russia form the “international community”. However, it is Britain who is isolating itself and digging itself deeper into a hole as its international position and economy and financial status implode. We now urgently need to build a pragmatic centre in British politics capable of making the necessary decisions to extricate ourselves from a mess of our own making.
8th July, 2008
A top Kremlin aide suggests a British media report pointing to Russian government involvement in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko is aimed at scuttling efforts for a rapprochement between Russia and Britain.
Sergei Prikhodko was reacting Tuesday to a report on the BBC’s Newsnight program that aired the same day Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met for the first time amid badly strained bilateral relations.
The unnamed security officer told Newsnight there were strong indications the government of Medvedev’s predecessor, Vladimir Putin, was involved in Litvinenko’s radiation poisoning death in London in 2006.
Prikhodko said the report shows that some in Britain oppose efforts to improve ties.
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james said
russia and britain have strong economic ties, britain is a huge invester in the russian economy, so it is not in british interests to isolate russia. britain however need to pressure russia because the radioactive poisoning could have resulted in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of innocent people. the kremlin should hand over the chief suspects and help normalise relations.
smeddum said
I see no particular reason for backing Britain in this matter. Russia has offered to hold the trial in Russia itself. There should be good faith here. Britain has no reason to assume that it’s legal standards are better than those of Russia. Check out this video