Putin's Poison Squads: Why Putin's assassins struggled to kill his opponents

"Putin and his like they have no scruples. They don't care about collateral damage. They don't care about civilian casualties."
Putin's use of poison squads and assassins across Europe could represent a major threat as he becomes more fearful of his opponents, Lottie Hayton and Hamish De Bretton-Gordon tell Frontline on #timesradio
For more on Putin, Novichok and the war in Ukraine read see Lottie Hayton's article on poison squads or Hamish De Bretton-Gordon's book on Chemical warfare:
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[@cakesmithofnorwich]

I don’t think you mentioned the police detective Nick Bailey who was also nearly killed by the nerve agent having been the first to enter the victims home

[@Boltman47]

Yeah, i think they're lacking a little knowledge, especially mans on the right. He was asked about the poison and he spent 3 to 5 minutes to say its strong

[@elfinia]

There is the innocent woman who was given disguised Novichok by her husband as a gift, who had found it. Totally innocent, she died.

[@MrBendylaw]

It's bothered me since Litvenenko, that these _things_ use such reckless methods in their assassinations. As if the assassination wasn't bad enough... Correct me if I'm wrong, but Litvenenko's death constituted a radiological attack on foreign soil, right? And the Skripal's were a chemical one? With collateral? I just wanted to define the situation a little better, because it seems to me that people are taking this a little soft, in light of the last 2 years.

[@major__kong]

Yes, it's an attack just like a cyber attack would be an attack. We have to get beyond just bombs and bullets being an attack. But the West is weak and feckless in this respect. And being weak and feckless is how dictators thrive and world wars start

[@panchopuskas1]

absofuckinglutely.....that Putin could do this on British soil and the likes of what we have in govt would do nothing, sums up just how must the elite in the UK is corrupted by oligarch money....

[@albertr.henderson6693]

The World's Leaders are allowing Putin to Poison his opponents and opposition leaders. Putin is not going down in history a a moral and Good man. He has sold his soul for riches and power and yet he is still a small man. And a Handler of Mr . Trump.

[@factchecker1980]

Putin probably employs a taster to check out all of his food.

[@suecharnock9369]

Funny you should say that, but I have read more than once that he does! As did Stalin……..

[@grimmertwin2148]

Everyone has a price

[@pjk1714]

Hearing from Miss Layton reassures our future to know the right people understand the situation. Hamish, I could listen and learn from for ages. Appreciate you doing this one Times and please bring them both back.

[@kzrlgo]

*Mr Layton

[@tonycowley9246]

Hamish you are one amazing man, total respect, for your all-round knowledge. Can we please have more from you. Respect.

[@DianeThurmond]

Pray that his wife will be safe

[@rob-fb5xs]

@@kzrlgoHayton, and surely not Mr 😊

[@Jan_von_Gratschoff]

This is the same nation we're talking about that gave us Chernobyl and Kursk with their precision engineering for example, so it really shouldn't be such a surprise that their assassins aren't very clinical and precise. The fact that a surviving victim of an assassination attempt can call up an official, give a fake name and get the detes of his assassination attempt should highlight just how professional these people are.

[@verapetrova-vk2td]

Chernobyl is in Ukraine. But you are right: in putin's Russia everything is corrupted.

[@undertow2142]

Their engineering has generally been ok. The Soviet administrative decisions and corruption have doomed Russia to many disasters and failings. Plus the millions of the faithful dead.

[@JohnPretty1]

Yawn.

[@user-zw3vs7gz7t]

Brilliant explanation on novichok toxicity

[@alosiobogileka9734]

He thinks what he is doing is going to save him when his time comes. Nobody runs forever ..

[@JayDeeChannel]

Our naive politicians need to get real about Putin.

[@sweetbeat7]

we need to get real about fascism and letting Nazis take over

[@follow_the-truth]

​ @@sweetbeat7Go to cry to vladolf putler, he may tell u some other farytales.

[@romansUK]

Russians work out the weaknesses of people, trap them, then blackmail them.

[@1jediwitch]

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[@1jediwitch]

​@@sweetbeat7🤣... 🇷🇺🧟‍♀️💩s-->Нацизм.

[@draganjagodic4056]

Excellent conversation. Sincere respect for Mr. Gordon. In the time, when all the participants and witnesses of WW2 are no more with us, it is the experience and practical wisdom from people like Mr. Gordon we need today.

[@gloriarangott8803]

Be concerned for his widow, Yulia, as she's taken up Alexi's crusade....

[@JohnPretty1]

You don't even have proof that Putin killed Navalny.

[@bob88pct]

She's really mourning his death, she has been giving non stop speeches & interviews 15 minutes after his death was announced.

[@terrific804]

I suppise the U.S. meddling and attempting coups in 72 countries is all for a good cause and protecting democracy...and not influencing elections.

[@grimmertwin2148]

If I was Putin I'd be concerned. I think Yulia will bring about his demise. I certainly hope so. She's had something very strong ripped away from her. And that's not including the humiliation and degradation of soul she suffered in the aftermath of Navalny's execution. The whole merciless sadistic process of killing him sends a chilling message. I am a bully and I am protected. For now. Channels will open up for Yulia. Opportunities maybe discussed. Anger is energy but she'll need to be left alone when the crash kicks in. Strictly friends and family. Decent media will expose itself. Retribution? Yes that can arrive in many uniforms. RIP Navalny Condolences For the family. A legend and Humanitarian Hero.

[@terrific804]

@@grimmertwin2148 Protected Bully? Sounds exactly like most of the politicians in America today.

[@patverum9051]

Calling Putler a spy gives him too much credit. He was a KGB clerk working Stasi liaison in backwater Dresden. KGB threw him out on his ear after the Wall fell, and he resorted to taxi-driving.

[@willbygosh4887]

Prayers to Vladimir Kara-Murza who is serving a 25 year prison sentence for treason in a Russian Prison for denouncing the Ukrainian War who was poisoned twice.Hopefully he won't suffer the same fate that Navalny did.

[@Ginge2417]

I pray for this brave man as I did for Navalny unfortunately he was such a pain in Putins life and position as president he couldn’t stop him other than killing him. This shows both how brave Navalny and his family are , were, and what other opponents can do even being in prison. I pray The Lord will bless and comfort the wife of Allxy and his children , they were vital to their Dads work in trying to make Russia a better place for the Russian people. Wake up Russian people and don’t let any of Putins people into his office when you vote!!

[@florenceflorence58]

RIP Navalny The Great. ❤

[@danp2965]

Ask the Ukrainians what they think of him….

[@JohnPretty1]

They don't think much of him in Russia. Sorry. He just serves the Western narrative.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

@@JohnPretty1 FO Boris!!!

[@michaelahass2695]

​@@JohnPretty1 Being in the opposition doesn't mean you're a " foreign agent" !

[@cecileroy557]

@@JohnPretty1 Tell that to the thousands and thousands who turned out for his funeral....

[@stephenwoods4316]

I have always thought that this was an act of war on the uk where civilians have been put at risk.

[@notrussianbot7318]

Under a different administration it would have been.

[@rodsloane706]

It IS an act of war. Well past time that the West dealt with Putin...once & for all.

[@neiltitmus9744]

Not when russians are paying them

[@VeritySnatch]

"friends of Russia" ring a bell?

[@morstyrannis1951]

The UK was, and perhaps still is, a hot bed of ruSSian oligarchs and their corrupt influence. They're so powerful even MPs are afraid to call them out in parliament.

[@AliceSchultz-xm1sn]

Putin should never forget, he has 2 daughters in Europe !!!!!!!!!!!

[@cecileroy557]

He doesn't forget... I just read about that.

[@grimmertwin2148]

What would the world do if Navalny's daughter took them both out Tonia Harding style? Diplomatic incident? WW III? Release Julian Assange? Execute DJT? Expose Epstein videos? Send Elon Musk? His mother? Greta Thurnberg? Livestream? New influencers? New Podcasts? Elevate the glass ceiling again. Change ICC from ICJ back to International Criminal Court. And permanent visa immunity. PTSD? MDMA? Christ stop me now - things could go insane. The world micro doses? World peace. Stranger things have happened?

[@zie9171]

Who allows them to live there???

[@StuartChignell]

Why wasn't the Salisbury poisoning viewed as an act of war?

[@Bigwave2003]

Because you're not going to declare war on Russia over it.

[@Aran_chini]

Because UK and Russia were doing energy $deals and UK needed Russian cooperation to address threats from Islamists and Iran.

[@elaineburnett5230]

Getting into war iasy, Getting out is very hard

[@rudolphalexander4596]

Hi Inu

[@mowax74]

@StuartChignell Waited just for your whataboutism comment and wasn't disappointed.

[@Somnationalist]

Col Hamish De Bretton-Gordon political analyst and military experts was in Nairobi kenya ten days ago, i hope he left last week, great analysis who articulates the facts and truths, fascinating discussion, thank you Times Radio.

[@MegaAslan10]

Excellent informative interview. Britain and the West need to deal with the Putin who is there, not the Putin they want to be there.

[@stelladonaconfredobutler9459]

Is there a throwing out the window squad too?

[@bgregg55]

Karma is coming for Vlad The Poisoner.

[@palimpalim5291]

The Russians don't have Novichok, but the Ukraine does.

[@susanfrancis5471]

@@palimpalim5291 Putin troll .

[@palimpalim5291]

@@susanfrancis5471Can't handle facts, little sheep?

[@ckasmr4770]

​@@palimpalim5291have some shame

[@herrroy4963]

It must come sooner or later. What a coward.

[@youtubeyoutube936]

Amazing how what in depth knowledge there is about what happened 5000 miles away in a penal colony. Also amazing how instantaneous these experts have the information to hand.

[@jim2376]

Russia has a history of poisonings going back at least to the beginning of the Romanovs. In fact, the first Romanov tsarina was poisoned, probably on instructions by her mother in law. Miraculously, the tsarina survived but was then exiled to Siberia, again probably at the machinations of her mother in law. Source: Montefiore, "The Romanovs", Vintage Books, 2016.

[@catalincarceanu7991]

MI6 has also a history of assasinations

[@jim2376]

@ncarceanu7991 False, Comrade "Catalin". Name three or sit down.

[@jeremyallard7015]

What would NATO say about the use of Poisons by Russia on UK soil? Could it trigger Article 5?

[@user-qo6qc7zq1b]

russian rockets already landed on Polish soil and russian kamikaze drones - in Romania. Both Nato members… that didn’t trigger article 5, they just turned blund eye, so why poisoning would…? Nato/usa/eu make huge mistake letting putin play with fire and test the waters with how far he can go without consequences. putin only knows language of power, west has shown its weakness…

[@karsten11553]

Article 5 is not an automatic collective declaration of war. If Article 5 would be triggered, it would just mean that the rest of the alliance would act as if the act had been carried out on one of their own citizens - an attack on one is an attack on all - and the reaction would probably not be much different from how the UK has already treated the situation.

[@standalby6949]

Where’s the evidence , it was a strange affair in my opinion

[@dixiedean1955]

​@standalby6949 There is an extensive prosecution case file in existence which traces the men who carried it out from Russia to the UK and back again.

[@rob-fb5xs]

Article 5 is only a theory

[@gracemusonda9396]

Is there no one to stop putin? The entire world watching So sad

[@rickykhehra7299]

Putin is reincarnated Julius Caesar in 21st century get used to it . Strongest white warlord this century. Majority of white Christian countries admire and support him . If you are not with him then you are against him .

[@J7463kl3]

Watching and waiting .

[@jiyushugi1085]

Wealth corrupts. Only the Taliban were capable of defeating the Russians because they had nothing to lose.

[@veronica2764]

Putin must be stoped!!

[@lovedaymasamba5008]

Stop what?

[@follow_the-truth]

Thanks for these insights into the insane and evil world of the responsible Vladolf Putler

[@jamesjarrett52]

Vladolf Putler😅😅😅😅

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Dobby the House Elf, the Poison Dwarf, etc. etc....

[@andrewjmyers4192]

Terrible human beings grieving us all, but I am filled with hope seeing the new generation seeking the truth for a better future. Thank you Lottie Hayton. Andrew J Myers👽

[@azulms26]

Thank you, now I appreciate more the good people. If you remember the war in the Malvinas Islands in the early '80s, it was not like this at all, there was a kind of reasonble behavior on either side of the conflict. We are not chauvinists, we respect our country and other's people country. We all can have problems with each other but there is a limit, we all have families. So I agree with Mr. Zelensky, this is pure evil.

[@geoffhunter7704]

malvinas you prat,They're the Falkland Islands and belong to Britain and cost 254 lives to get back from an evil argie regime.

[@Grez666]

@azulms26 I think you mean the Falkland Islands, but your point is taken.☮

[@annewalden3795]

The Malvinas are better known as the Falkland Islands and I do not agree that Argentina acted reasonably at any time .Lives were lost and lives were ruined because of an ill considered military adventure .

[@azulms26]

Wars are a bad thing *always.* I'm not talking about political decisions. My point is that the people there, on both sides, din't use chemical weapons or kidnapped PoW to practice experiments on them or any of those evil and vicious war crimes. They respected the best they could the rules of war conventions. I guess you can distinguish people behavior from political decisions. When the fake news say lies about the “otan is evil” well I don’t believe it because the fact is that they do not behave like the Russians bombing hospitals or spreading polonium 210. That kind of evil is way out of line. They are murdering their own citizens in jail and in other countries jurisdictions. The world is dealing with a maniac and his cronies.

[@jim2376]

55 Savushkina Street, St. Petersburg, Russia. The last known address of Putin's main troll farm, the Internet Research Agency.

[@debralucas9519]

📝 👍

[@RichardFarmbrough]

Novichok is not a specific poison, it's a family of nerve agents.

[@Reebus.LCU.]

🥉 😂😂

[@IndelibleNihilist]

actually it’s a binary nerve agent - but point is clear ❤

[@heycidskyja4668]

🤓🤓

[@jamespage6628]

@@IndelibleNihilist Probably non-binary these days...👀

[@Gazr965]

If it's only use is to cause death, most would call it 'a poison'.

[@judithcampbell1705]

Hello James and guests. Navalny was murdered, plain and simple. Thank you 💛

[@gloriarangott8803]

The correct term in this situation is ASSASSINATION... ALEXI NAVALNY WAS ASSASSINATED 😢

[@MrThartofwar]

It’s not plain and simple, you have absolutely no evidence what so ever, your just gas lighting at this point :) At least when you say something, have the decency to back up with evidence, without evidence, you just expose yourself as someone that can’t be trusted, that is making things up :) I can say stuff as well, but without evidence, it wouldn’t be worth jack, like wise, without evidence, your words are worth jack all, in a court of law :)

[@MrLJT1]

@@MrThartofwaroh dear.

[@MrThartofwar]

@@MrLJT1 reality hurts huh?

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

@@MrThartofwar putler has hidden evidence though . so . . . .

[@sLazar5520]

Such a horrible country Russia

[@W.J.Blythe]

What amazes me is all the people in the west who have a positive view of Putin and believe all the conspiracy theories on the net

[@dannyv2468va2]

It is called disinformation. Putin got rid of his only internal threat. Now everyone knows he will never leave power. West is to gutless to stand up to his aggression. Just how it is Russian oil is too valuable in Europe.

[@willywartaal3011]

They are paid Russian propagandists.

[@jam99]

How many I wonder? Not many is my guess (they just have loud voices) and most of those that do just want the attention, just like flat Earthers. Don't underestimate ego. These people often see themselves as having no significance to society (or themselves) and promoting a conspiracy theory boosts their ego by making them feel 'special' and 'wise'. Sometimes it's even people who used to have busy, powerful jobs but have left and now feel insignificant, and need something to fill that space.

[@kashmirha]

No coincisdence. Also: russian propaganda is attacking truth for the same reason: so that people will have no clue whats true and whats not.

[@donaldshotts4429]

Satan on one side and Democrat on the other and atleast 30% are going for Satan, AH, Putin etc. Unemployment is 3.5% and my 401k went up 10% last 5 months, but it's the worst of times for them

[@EricaFiore]

I know someone who was gassed in Britain Wales. Come so close to dying still paying for it today.

[@CarlosGonzalez-mr5qz]

Awful.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

The danger from putin is something that must be taken seriously. Very seriously.

[@genebaket]

Very thoughtful of you very much. Appreciate your insight.

[@skietpietj9777]

James you forgot to ask what the possibility is to give Putin some of his own medicine!

[@alancartwright5338]

Brilliant stuff!

[@Toltecgrl]

I will have to buy his book. I imagine it would be very interesting.

[@bot071]

What amazes me is how oblivious the people in the west are of what's really going on

[@jojodelima1953]

Isnt this a crime when committed in another country

[@LIONTAMER3D]

I've made this comment before: they're using VERY old stocks of novichuk that were refrigerated since the late 80's, early 90's; which vastly depleted the effectiveness. What was once an entirely unsurvivable neurotoxin is now a less-than 50% proposition: Navalny, Skripal & daughter, and others have survived this painful but less effective version.

[@80sand90sonly]

may I ask how you know that they're using 80s poisons.

[@jacobreal6451]

Poison squads how evil

[@tomburroughes9834]

Terrifying. Great, sobering show.

[@vladddtfan]

Same pair of 2018 Salisbury poisoning GRU agents implicated in fatal explosions of ammunition storage facility in Czech Republic in 2014.

[@mastercommander4535]

Salisbury man here now living overseas …i remember this like yesterday.

[@nicholaswilliamobrien2451]

Hi Russian bots. We see you.

[@billybunter5575]

look out russia you might beat ukraine but now there are over whelming odds against you.

[@mikewilson4847]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@markspark899]

That women can’t even get her words out, get her off the show

[@victoriagomez-wright9271]

And her constant swiveling back and forth in her chair is so irritating.

[@CrackaPackify]

With regard to what Hanish said about sudden cardiac death - which he says he has - and that Navalny didnt look like someone with it, thats a bit misleading worded that way. Sudden cardiac death syndrome is the acrual cause of death but its usually something underlying it like QT prolongation or Brugada syndrome that makes your heart beat out of sync. Its a bit strange he says that Navalny doesnt look like someone with it, because thats kinda the point - most people with long QT or Brugada dont know they have it until they get hit with synptoms up to a cardiac arrest or it's incidentally found on an ECG. Navalny could have had it and not known. Balance of probabilities - the Russian state murdered him. I just wanted to clarify that you don't have to be all ashen and grey to have sudden cardiac death, it happens to young athletes as well.

[@basemikko]

Sudden cardiac death syndrome - perhaps he had the Russian version of the clot shot. Apparently very similar to the AZ jab that killed a friend of mine.

[@MoralScienceEducation]

Collaboration among the Commonwealth would be helpful to counter the trends described - as well as help secure our cyber safety. In this way, poisoning, drugs and toxins, mis and disinformation, intimidation, threats and abuse, could be rounded up effectively provided citizenry are incentivized and supported by whistleblower protection laws.

[@Heater-v1.0.0]

I have always looked at it the other way round. Russia uses such exotic means of execution so as to send a clear message that they did it, "don't mess with us" as it were.

[@Boltman47]

"its not that volatile" and then i believe he followed it up with something to the extent of the ppl that poisoned em didn't need protective equipment. Regardless, he makes it seem like no big deal, yet 3 children end up dead or maimed in a western country from novochuk. All because the fsb are {somehow at this point believably} inept and nov is so incredibly damgerous to administer.

[@leet3207]

''They don't care about collateral damage. They don't care about civilian casualties." Are we talking about the US drone assasination program? Oops

[@emjizone]

18:50 Is there any international treaty that Russian officials have signed that are still respected today? What are they?

[@bradgardner4299]

Thank you Mark. Goverment has over stepped the line. Russia is a first and classic example,,,,,,,

[@stancromer3362]

Sidebar comment: At approximately the 30 minute mark in this video, Harnish mentions his time in Damascus working with hospitals assisting health officials dealing with the Sarin poisoning by Assad's military cronies. It just occurred to me that Syria may have been the location where Saddam's chemical weapons were sent as the UN weapons inspectors were attempting to locate previously identified and located Iraq's Sarin and VX gas. There were 520 tons of VX gas logged by Scott Ritter and Hans Blix of the UN after the first Gulf War that were never relocated and destroyed. I have always thought Saddam's Baath party would have sent those weapons to the Baath Party in Syria similarly as he sent his air force to Iran to prevent them from being captured and destroyed.

[@user-yl9sw4ed2f]

Doesn't it degrade over time?

[@leilagomulka5690]

Tragic

[@vinycrimbo8692]

No mistake with Dr David Kelly! British Establishment made sure with that one.

[@1bluetoe]

What did they use against David Kelly?

[@vinycrimbo8692]

Dr Kelly supposedly took tablets and slashed a wrist, although no fingerprints on knife or bottle.

[@mattvjmeasures]

A tragic suicide under extremely stressful circumstances. Please keep your nudge-nudge wink-wink "do yer own reesurch" conspiracy theories to yourself.

[@vinycrimbo8692]

Matt. You believe what the BBC tell you, I’ll stay as I am.

[@vinycrimbo8692]

@@1bluetoe Dr Kelly supposedly took tablets and slit his wrist. However, both knife and tablet bottle had NO fingerprints on them.

[@johnhume4346]

Every accusation is a confession 🙄

[@davewilliams6172]

Sounds like tRump

[@favourmercy8678]

I said in life when evil is committed and you enjoyed not finding out about it,that you did it.and you continued one day light will shine about it.

[@DianeThurmond]

They didn't let him have any other kind of food brought into him he had to eat the prison food

[@Thelarrs110]

hi. great insights, great reminders of Putin and his ilk and their barbaric approach to absolute power, and don't forget money, they love money and the high life especially in Europe but that is being closed down somewhat, and proper order. We need to get stronger at biting back, democratic or not, "all is fair in love and war" used to be said. Putin does not spread love or am I mistaken ?

[@marypartridge5154]

Now you know who Satan is on earth.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

You did not say "nucular!" I would not have expected that on a British news show! Say the word "new" then the word "clear." Then you'll get it right.

[@nunyabusiness863]

As I get older I just smile. Among the myriad of grammatical inconsistencies in English, 'New-Q-lur' really shouldn't be so common. It's so easy to see in print.

[@elaboguslawska7821]

A very interesting topic

[@natashacherny101]

What happened to that pilot?

[@gerardtalbot6244]

When he says WE go into battle is he a serving member?

[@tt-ew7rx]

He's not satisfied to just be Vlad the defenestrator.

[@briansmith2836]

What is the name of this female reporter being interviewed? I would like to read her work on poisonings. Thanks.

[@pourtoukist]

Thank you to KZbin for showing 6 ads in a video of 35 minutes 🙄

[@RobinCrusoe1952]

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[@faragraf9380]

this criminals only see their will, but there are always opposition powers against evil.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

A blow below the solar plexus to the heart?! Somebody has definitely got their anatomy certificate out of a box of Crackerjack! Navalny's wife would notice any such bruise right away. Bruises don't heal when a person is dead.

[@31Blaize]

My guess is that it's a version of a pre-cordial thump (wouldn't be below the solar plexus though) which might, *might* be legitimate in the event of a cardiac arrest but it's not often effective in treatment so probably isn't in killing either. The idea is that it is a physical version of the defibrillator shock. It does normally leave a bruise so should be noticed.

[@JaneSoole]

I wonder what happened to the pilot of the plane that took Navalny to Germany? Do you know?

[@jimcusack433]

Terrific podcast. There was a suspicion a Russian nerve agent was smuggled into Long Kesh internment camp (1971-74) and put in a Republican prisoner’s dinner. He died months later, it was claimed.

[@brankociganovic8297]

The hotel room is still unusable while contaminated with Polonium after all these years, yet the half-life is very short and the stuff is quickly difficult/impossible to detect... Nawalny exposed to Nowitschok after boarding the flight to Moscow, but then Nowitschok was applied to his underpants... It took several hours for Skripals to start feeling the effects of poisoning (due to small dosage and skin contact), but whatever they touched afterwards and left some N. on it was deadly for others (were they going to lick things they touched...) Why haven't we heard the Skripals' version yet (retold, if need be, to protect them)?

[@catalincarceanu7991]

Do you have any evidences about Navalny being poissoned? Or are just spreading alegations? I can say you left pregnant my cat ,on the same logic

[@courtneyreid9862]

humans……….. 😮

[@dionysioschalkomatas39]

Dear James Hudson, please!!!!! Navalny was Alexey, not Alexi!! So pronounce it correctly.

[@angelawatson7740]

May be you should have checked the report in the Lancet they obtained the blood results from Berlin after the alleged Novichok saga .

[@Capochin950]

The Russian people think this man is their hero and savour.They actually admire and believe in him.

[@michaelahass2695]

Too brainwashed for decades..

[@brentcampbell3060]

Let the lady talk too....😅

[@morstyrannis1951]

You would think a media organization that's primarily radio could get their microphone levels sorted out. It's truly amateur hour when I have to adjust the volume depending on whose speaking.

[@bryonyallan2202]

And that’s all you have to add? I never find a problem.

[@jyrk]

Interesting

[@tikaanipippin]

I'd bet that there are dogs that can detect Novichok! It remains unclear why some rhinophymics cannot pronounce "nuclear". For their benefit - It is unkular why some people cannot pronounce "nukular"!

[@future_me_6067]

because they're incompetent and under a boot heel.

[@77thTrombone]

Reports I heard earlier today said he died of a blood clot. The killer punch sounds a more likely cause of death for a 47yo.

[@pedtrog6443]

Blood clot is the Kremlin narrative

[@harryricochet8134]

He probably got vaxxed lol

[@Bar-Hillel]

I can FULLY identify with Hamish's difficulties explaining nerve agents to the ignorant. I had the same issues trying to explain viral spread during the pandemic. The public still doesn't understand and I assume the politicians don't either. Ergo, we'll do it all again.

[@stephensuddick1896]

Citizens of Russia, wake up or grow up. Do you really believe your nation will live this down? This sorry and shameful state of affairs that your national "leader" has brought you to. The same sentiment goes to the Republican politicians in my own nation.

[@elbabeolchi1754]

Most of young Russians are more are more connected to the world and not feeling happy about the criminal Putin , remember there is not free speech in Russia and some people prefer to believe him that face the truth

[@user-xh3ub2gt8n]

Да мы сами, как нибудь разберемся, без ваших, всех советов. Вам всем, какое дело, до нас, Россиян? Нас , всё устраивает.

[@davewilliams6172]

Stephen you are talking to yourself...the Russian people will never get to read this.

[@MrLJT1]

@@davewilliams6172sad but true.

[@stephensuddick1896]

@@davewilliams6172 There are millions of Russian citizens who have fled their country and are no longer media restricted.

[@paulbrouyere1735]

I think Putin got a big crosshairs at his forehead now

[@Rene-yp4iw]

The natural Law of Dictatorschip. 1, being a nationalist, 2 getting Dictatorship 3 Vacuum position 4 vacuum position inplodes...

[@JaneSoole]

You've just answered!

[@davidjohnston2022]

Can you please get your staff and guests to speak more directly into the microphones, their voices are incredibly hard to hear and I've got the volume on my equipment and the program up to 100% Its very infuriating and have been quite persistent for many weeks now!!

[@davidjohnston2022]

Speak up for Gods sake!!

[@victoriagomez-wright9271]

Your female guest is impossible to understand !!

[@BladeRunner21577]

What if none of this is true? What happens if he did just die while in prison? Because from what I understand he wasnt a well man and he was living in a brutal environment.

[@Ayeayeaye614]

There's also comments saying he was a triple agent and taken out by the CIA

[@MrFunkinPure]

Didn’t hear nearly enough from Lottie.

[@elaboguslawska7821]

Very important message to Yulia she needs to be very careful ...putin can get anyone

[@deerobins9086]

Poor man. He was very brave to have gone back to fight Putin. So sad for the Russian people. Uk follower.

[@JaneSoole]

Geiorgio Markos onwards...is my first awareness of Russia's evil intent. I believe it was a poisoned umbrella tip? Is my memory correct?

[@elfinia]

Yes, at a busy South London mainline train station. Early 1980s ?

[@user-zu1uz8qm1o]

Poor guy smart yang man😢😢😢😢