Agent of Poison: The Salisbury Spy

Counter-terror police have taken over the inquiry into the collapse of a former Russian double agent and his daughter on a Salisbury park bench.
Sergei Skripal and his daughter both remain in critical condition in hospital tonight after being exposed to an unknown substance.
Boris Johnson told the Commons today that he is not pointing fingers, but warned that Britain will respond “robustly” if evidence of state responsibility for the Salisbury incident emerges.
For their part, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed Mr Johnson’s comments as “wild”.

[@JohnDoe-qo4xd]

Russia responds as it always do in their new kind of warfare: "Ridiculous! Let us do our own investigation and we'll tell you if we were involved, which we were not." Same as the Litvinenko case and the Crimea/Ukraine invasion.

[@nelsonvillesouthsea1926]

RIP Dr Kelly.

[@manatee2500]

So relevant to the discussion.

[@thewr0ngchild]

The way the public view the homeless and drug users etc is EVER so prominent during this incident. Please, NEVER ASSUME, if you see someone collapsed, CALL 999 AND ASK FOR AN AMBULANCE. It doesn't matter why, but two people collapsing like that at the same time is extremely rare, even among drug users. The way Dawn and her partner were treated also beggars belief. All the way through, her treatment was marred by the fact her PARTNER, NOT her, HAD been a 'user'. If Novichok had been suspected sooner, Dawn would have had a fighting chance, just like the Skripals, Nick and her partner, Charlie. The netflix retelling of this tells a totally different story about Dawn Sturgess to the one you were told about in the media. She was actually trying to rebuild her life, regain contact with her daughter, she'd just moved in with Charlie in his new flat, they were starting over.

[@suziealsaud3360]

Would someone buy Boris Johnson a comb, or hairbrush?

[@tmn8547]

😂🤣😂😂 Same thing I said!

[@noemiabreau]

May they rest in peace .Amen

[@GWAYGWAY1]

Not very good nerve agent if it didn't work straight off. Russian could do better

[@nicestguyinhouse6112]

@Gavra Kaćanski The plan to falsify evidence did or at least as much as they could to distort it. Google OPCW Syria gas attack and see the latest of what the syrians were accused of yet now shows that this company is completely corrupt and not just incompetent but going out the way to delete truths and hide things and give false narratives.

[@pauliusmatiusovas4102]

Lets start this investigation this way: the spy was killed by mi6 or cia because he became useless or a threat to them

[@IanP1963]

No spy was killed !!!!

[@nelsonvillesouthsea1926]

Russophobia. Id blame people wanting to make Russia look bad, like they do with Russia in Syria.

[@nematube]

Hahaha, Nekrassov doing his best not to make trouble for Kremlin, or else he might coincidentally die from some freaky accident while pouring his tea...

[@IanP1963]

You'd think the media would have better things to report - always the message givers !!!!

[@arjunchatterjee875]

The discussion at the end was pretty cool ... Nice !

[@humanonearth1]

And again, brexit proves to be a no win decision. Nice having good relations with Europe at times huh?

[@amild9247]

They could have been poisoned by Russian or not, but also it’s a good excuse when ever the police can’t solve a complex case they just do the usual - blame Russians - done, case solved cheaply and efficiently.

[@evisovi207]

If you want to understand Putin, start thinking like a criminal... Greeting from Latvia! 🇱🇻

[@dawidczerniak5177]

Im sure that British MI6 wouldn’t kill a traitor... definitely not

[@armv7-m603]

I'm curious as to the real identities of some of these commenters.

[@armv7-m603]

:)

[@armv7-m603]

Ian Mangham, most likely our friends from St.Petersburg.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Russia hasn't been accused yet they've already claimed its wasn't them. To quote the Bard - 'Me thinks they doth protest too much'.

[@johnmoore9862]

Amethyst, It’s only when, not if, they are accused.

[@hsmxlls]

I have a feeling that one day Russia and NATO will go head to head

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

Still no chemicals named....

[@marktime9235]

Doesn't make any sense for it to be Russia behind this.

[@marktime9235]

Not to mention that the UK MSM pretends that only the Russian secret service does this sort of thing and all our 'chaps' in MI6 are decent law abiding citizens....what a feckin joke!

[@HukkitukkiUK]

We are way way way toooooooo soft on every criminal in everyway. Soft Britain

[@conalcorbally3001]

Well thank god the Brits never assassinate anybody!😂

[@jamesgrey785]

Dr David Kelly

[@phishiphishi]

phew...

[@emirates111]

I think he was being sarcastic.

[@jamesgrey785]

Jill Dando

[@mia-cararomano6345]

Not in this manner using a fricking nerve agent and risking the lives of the public.

[@kingofenglandthethir]

And which government is that?

[@madsounds_ptz7938]

How does an "agent of poison" work. Like how would it have been you to attack the man and his daughter?

[@dianagiles9467]

Just goes to show how rich Italian food is ..

[@toadinthehole84]

That girl just walked on! Wtf is wrong with people these days

[@asagk]

Fairytales news? At least all the police and army make up a nice show. Nice theatre piece. Who is the choreographer of all this by the way?

[@alekseilukianov0]

democracy in the UK for the prosecution only need the word politics . presumption of innocence, what is it ?

[@gyt7082]

Someone please explain to me what exactly happened I’m still kinda confused

[@01denese]

Skripol had been a Russian spy who gave info to the Brits. When that was discovered, he was arrested in Russia, but later freed to Britain in a spy exchange. Skripol continued to provide info to British and Spanish authorities about Russia and the Russian mafia, so he was poisoned. His daughter just happened to be visiting from Russia. They both recovered from the poison.

[@jonathanhadley2555]

@@01denese Isnt Novichok leathal....?!

[@jamesfreas6524]

This matter smells worse than rotten fish. Skripal and daughter must have been lured to that bench. A father and daughter would find the comfort of home preferable to a bench in the middle of winter. The evasiveness of the British government forces one to doubt the veracity of its telling of events. Chat comments are overwhelmingly in favor of British complicity in the crime. Why are so many Russian nationals found dead or dying in Britain? The British are not forthcoming about the analysis of the nerve agent. How did they know so soon it was a nerve agent? How were they able to so quickly identify it, yet refuse to share that information with the world? How did they know within minutes the antidote to the agent? It stinks.

[@safe7392]

Still puzzled. Why use nerve agent when a assassination by firearm would leave less traces? Bullet, firearm at most...

[@jonathanhadley2555]

As what happened with the TV Celebrity Dando/!

[@Michursky]

it's not like england boycoting world cup changes anything, wouldnt qualify from the group anyway

[@inmyopinion651]

Not likely this would be Russia.. Just dont make sense. They would never released him if they worried about him in my opinion.

[@Mr46ser]

How do we know it was Russia?

[@sgf6062]

They're lying, it was from Porton Down, very handy in situ 2 minutes away.

[@JoMcKenzie1972]

Poison...a cowards weapon, Serge y must’ve been too tough to fight in unarmed combat...I get it

[@MajorJimPlays]

1:38 Bah hahahaha! Skreeeeeeple.

[@ebajjj]

Putin is a kleptator, not a kleptokrat. Most people mix this up, probably because these terms sound similar.

[@ranevc]

Food poisoning. Spoiled eggs.

[@gregh9762]

He was poisoned the day Endeavour 'Quartet' aired. What a coincidence

[@tapptom]

Look to the Israeli jews

[@simonrodgers3278]

Theyve got a Nerve these Russians!

[@aquienpuedaimportar3028]

Why does the reporter call perfect strangers by their given names, as if he knew them? And Channel 4 manages to get in a Brexit dig. What a surprise!

[@globaleye8]

Surely this must be yet another example of this pathetic governments immature approach to everything they touch. If they can't spot how clumsy and damaging this would be to Putin on his forthcoming election campaign, then more fool them.

[@NaderR]

That was quick to produce a video a day after the event. Makes you think.

[@nicestguyinhouse6112]

spot on lol, have you seen the woman news reporter smell the bag of the Syrian lol and says "yes it smells off", like anyone would be smelling a bag apparently with satin gas on it lol. Turns out she was a High ups niece that would have profited from war and now the OPCW have been found lying about that attack too and they were the people who done the report on this case too. Definitely makes you wonder

[@MrBamB]

That's the job risk.

[@vovansokol]

Revealing a provocation against Russia.

[@freedbelak121]

Should have ended with.always need to remember.

[@Tasikojan]

The situation with Skripal is dangerous because UK will be needed to save save one's blushes (i.e. their reputation)... It is the obvious billet and the violation of all international rules ad norms. All people now have to be very cautios not to be the instruments in the games of unclean polititians. I am extremely wondering why Russia does not go to law for the extreme slandering...

[@bankulin8641]

Why using Novichok when the VX is readily available? It's like running over a person with Moskvitch in the middle of the London and than try to run away. Not even Putin is that stupid.

[@Pindi44]

False Flag!

[@rainmayhem7043]

Mother Russia never forgets it's traitors

[@martydav9475]

RAIN MAYHEM Yes,it's embedded in the Russian psyche.Maybe it's because.of it's history.

[@Willzywhale]

Это могли быть те кого он сдал английской разведке.

[@snorthsnorth6480]

When Hypocrisy is finally recognised as an Olympic sport, watch Britain sweep up Gold, Silver and Bronze!

[@domenickmilano]

Bond, James Bond. Same thing.

[@darrenkent9922]

Come on guys what are we gonna do about it absolutely nothing

[@jonnawyatt]

Didn't Boris Johnson put a Russian crook in the house of lords?

[@vulpes7456]

The next murder will be committed by a bear. The murder weapon will be the balalaika. At the crime scene, the police will find an empty bottle of vodka...I'm serious, it will happen

[@ej1elliot]

Demonstrate using evidence who is to blame before making assumptions and causing further tension?

[@ruylopez3794]

is this the new trailer for mcmafia.

[@stuartwilson6061]

boris wont be boycotting Russia's world cup in my name

[@leilagomulka5690]

💔💔💔

[@alson9384]

Somebody gift boris a comb

[@keswickcaravan]

How about fixing up our roads and looking after the elderly?

[@sgf6062]

They'd rather spend the money on accommodating invading immigrants who are tomorrow's terrorists.

[@fredlast4547]

The bench story is mince they were in their house when it happened.

[@mirkovic]

Judging the histrionic reaction to anything Russia (BBC and your related "News" stand accused) I wouldn't put it pass the British service to have poisoned this guy in order to feed the flames of the New Cold War - sorry guys by you cried wolf too many times!

[@prometheus6898]

Or maybe the Russians did it? You realize that's an option right? Or is that too hard to believe. Does there have to be a conspiracy that involves Russia being innocent?

[@dennistheonlysolution5330]

ZantherY Porta down which is 2 miles from Salisbury makes Biological Chemical weapons in underground labs every nasty Disease & Toxic chemicals agents are made there I worked at the site for a while it's a nasty place labs under the Feilds & woods with small vents that release fumes in to the air from the middle of Feilds & woods

[@asim57786]

Yes, but politics is never really that simple. The British empire has been involved in far too many sinister crimes ranging from the Irish potato famine to the Opium Wars and to the non-existent WmDs of Saddam. It is in this light that people who know their history have suspicion. It has nothing to do with believing in conspiracy theories for the sake of believing in them.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

Yeah, the amount of anti Russia propaganda these days is crazy. I have a hard time believing it. The secret service hire psychopaths deliberately. You don't think they're capable of murder?

[@WankersCramp69]

As opposed to the pure Russia which has killed hundreds of millions of people? Most of them their own.

[@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362]

Absurd

[@ementormike]

I saw a comment a little while back; that mentioned Russia's playbook...1st deny; which we saw was done by the Kremlin apologist on the panel; then 2nd say everyone is doing it. By first denying it; then say everyone is doing it (a handful of malevolent regimes, may be acting like this, but not even remotely close to all... so, not true). By Russia saying everyone is doing it, but denying they do it; they contradict themselves and show themselves to be liars. It can not both be true that every one does it and everyone would obviously include Russia, yet deny Russia does it. There is a pattern well described in this video...a kind of murderous pattern, I am not aware of coming from any other country, other than Russia, at least to this extreme degree. If there is some of this deeply malevolent murderous behaviour coming from elsewhere, it is to a much lesser degree and comes from only a very few notorious regimes, in places like North Korea and Iran...a small number of countries well known to be among the very worst nations for the people within those few countries and bad actors on the world stage toward other nations.

[@hamed3423]

Sad what a tragic event i feel sorry for Mr Skripal

[@peterrebic4436]

Im thinking of Salsbury steak,,,yum yum

[@cooldata2000]

‪The whole western media is like headless chickens on a Russian witch hunt reminds me of penny henny or chicken Licken, the sky is falling down and it’s the Russian’s fault ‬

[@alanlegg9972]

Sorry,,, he has already showed his hand;;;;; Russia take note WE ARE NOT COMING OUT TO PLAY FOOTBALL

[@jackincorporated8480]

MOSSAD.

[@JS-xd3iy]

Putin uh gud boi, he no do muffin.

[@tapptom]

What the duck can you do UK? Nothing

[@tiitgeorg720]

This whole story smells and it's not a nice smell. Smells like a false attack

[@ThisDJ808]

With the hidden web of international intelligence and all the darkness that goes with it, is *impossible* for any lay person to have any idea who was responsible for something like this. Absolutely impossible...

[@danieIlondon]

Or if it was even the Skripals who were poisoned

[@ThisDJ808]

@@danieIlondon exactly

[@danieIlondon]

@@ThisDJ808 Do you have any idea who it might have been? I have an inkling but I’m not 100%. I think it was one of the 90’s crew though.

[@ThisDJ808]

@@danieIlondon no idea mate, this was 3 years ago, ive forgotten many of the details, im just looking for answers as to whats inside some things i seen in the sky in Jan 2018. I fully understand now that we dont see the bigger picture i just cant prove it.! i see conspiracy everywhere now. if they are true, what else is true? mind boggling stuff.

[@danieIlondon]

@@ThisDJ808 Are you talking about drones or…?

[@ctaukus9146]

Bread and circus............keep eating your McDonald’s

[@hindinetwork8722]

if russia can do this in uk then i imagine wat they can do inside the uk to anyone.

[@MrRoyalbeers]

its a bold statement that UK should have millitary hardware to defeat russia on its own. Combined sure. But alone? Lol.

[@paulbaumer8210]

Apparently a man at Salisbury train station was seen carrying what looked suspiciously like a balalaika only an hour before the attack. The Russian Embassy has refused to comment, but HMS Belfast has put to sea as a precaution.

[@alanlegg9972]

Will somebody please ring the PM i dont have her number and ask her to tell dim wit Boris to get the facts before he starts accusing, he may be correct but we have specially trained teams to sort the evidence, then Boris can make a statement, assuming it is the work of the Russians then Boris can jump into action, well he has alteady shkwed his hand

[@keithbawden7940]

Was it Ukraine that did it?

[@6666Naimed]

I would not buy a used car from this .... thick and short johnson... :( Mme. Mother Theresa is not any better - cannot believe that these people prefer crippled politician life rather than retire and live in peace... somewhere in safe suburbia...

[@johnb.9806]

What happened to the Jon Snow of my youth who I'd turn to to make some sense of a crazy world when bad men were inventing spurious reasons to go to war and he'd hold them to account? Gone! There's just a Jon Snow shaped mannequin in his place having his strings pulled by the hidden hand which has taken over. What has happened to Channel 4 when its flagship light entertainment Last Leg programme is a vehicle for propaganda dressed up as satire? I can't watch you any more.

[@GWAYGWAY1]

Did it really hapen? or made up story?

[@phishiphishi]

MI6 up to its tricks again ....!!!

[@coopa2002]

It would be MI5 as MI6 usually works outside the UK

[@phishiphishi]

Yawn ......

[@dennistheonlysolution5330]

Phish Phood Definitely because Salisbury is a place where they make Biological Chemical weapons I worked on the site it's called porta down they have underground labs & they make & store some nasty Biological weapons also a Military airbase next to it they have hangers on site to pick up & deliver Biological weapons now using Drones of all sizes to deliver Toxic agents

[@phishiphishi]

+Dennis The Only Solution You are thinking of Porton Down in wiltshire ....& you have never been there in your life .....!!!!! www.google.co.uk/maps/search/porton+down+map/@51.1257879,-1.7267199,13z/data=!3m1!4b1

[@dennistheonlysolution5330]

Phish Phood No Porton Down 2 miles from Salisbury just down Rd from Stone Hendge & I assure you I worked on the site for 3 mths erecting some steel buildings that were also below ground level

[@jeonlyxoxo]

Mcmafia!

[@nevillethomas1525]

How come they are not dead ..if the Russians did it ???

[@trolmct6972]

"i was a bit nervous so i just walked on" - yea but you dont mind being in front of the tv cameras hen

[@justynab7764]

Great job UK!!! , great job Channel 4 ( as usual )

[@johnadesola6992]

Who else is here from the BBC documentary

[@margaretlavender4418]

John Adesola. Yes, me! I live only a few miles from Salisbury.

[@ultimaterockpool2400]

PROVE IT!!

[@R8V10]

Mossad.

[@georgecherian6520]

This guy was a spy for UK and hired by UK govt. So it was the responsibility of UK govt. to protect him and family. Why blame others?. Take some responsibility for their inability.

[@lyudmillastepanian5811]

"They are in critical conditions ' where? Where are they?

[@timothykings6243]

british mi6 and the government should have some serious questions to answer.. The uk was looking into sanctioning russia way back in 2018 after this incident and during the documentary theres some very spooky theories going on in the politicians and security forces minds...😂😂😂😂 Has the uk leaving brexit and the tensions on our own shores got anything to do with the ukraine war.. They are already talking reliance on russian fuel way back in 2018... And covid who knows ????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TrollBenable]

putin din do nothin

[@aristippusofcyrene2514]

MSM traitors won't be forgotten

[@simoncox9689]

wtf u on about?

[@stephengill8767]

He is on about the MainStream Media, complicit in these fake news stories, it is all made up, the Ruskie is still on the payroll of both Governments, our masters play these games to keep the populace in fear.

[@stephengill8767]

Mark Twain, (in the days when the only Media was Newspapers), "If you don't read the newspapers, you are uninformed, if you do read the newspapers, you are misinformed." I only believe the date printed if it matches with my watch.

[@Red4350]

after quick google search: "“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed.” [Not Twain; no known source."

[@Red4350]

but reading his real quotes he talk about how newspapers didn't take things seriously... here's a good quote "One must select wisely a source of news; otherwise it would be better to be uninformed than misinformed." Ezra Taft Benson you can't just call everything in a newspaper a lie either...thats not using your head...thats just the lazy way out

[@Michiganian8]

Russia is Definitely gaining a Reputation. Especially, for what was done here with our election in the U.S. they should be suffering more with greater Sanctions.

[@raimondsgertners45]

next time you freeze to death , ignore the Russian gas, just go to gas station and get BBQ coil to keep your family worm ... just sanction that f***** Russian gas

[@andyclarke2486]

The funniest thing is, in the world of whistleblowers and leaking information, why are there never any negative stories of Russia using under-hand tactics but a long list of UK/US corruption? Idealism over realism!

[@anatoliy8212]

Don' t be naive Brandie, all this dust around Russia just another tricky attempt to get a raising in the world Russian power, so only country interesting in that U.S. and you as taxpayer give them your money to do that.

[@thinhvcoin]

What did they do to the US election exactly? I would love to see you go ahead and come to CIA and FBI and hand them some evidence. They've been looking for it for awhile in vain so your evidence would really help. Please, come show them some evidence so they can also explain why Hillary lost. Please come to them as quick as possible and show how the Russia did it, the world need to know. Oh you don't have any fucking evidence, just like this case. Btw, Hillary lost because she is a fucking disgrace. I heard she didn't even come out and give you people a few words just for your effort. That should tell you already.

[@leontomsky9643]

u r fucking hilarious :))

[@TB.....]

2 weeks ago I had to get 3 new tyres repaired on my car prior to an M.O.T. What bad luck....no. The guy at the garage put the blame solely on Russia. Channel 4 are thinking about running this story. 'This has all the hallmarks of Putin's medling'.

[@dilksjoel]

False flag