EU Sanctions Russian Suspects Over Novichok Poisoning

EU Sanctions Russian Suspects Over Novichok Poisoning
The men known as Alexander Petrov (L) and Ruslan Boshirov have been accused of attempting to murder former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in an image handed out by police in London on Sept. 5, 2018. Metropolitan Police handout via Reuters/File Photo
John Smithies
John Smithies
Journalist
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The European Union has sanctioned the heads of Russia’s military intelligence and two of its alleged agents in response to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK last year.

The EU has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on the men the UK have accused of being Russian intelligence officers, known as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov.

John Smithies
John Smithies
Journalist
A journalist for The EpochTimes based in London. These views are firmly my own.
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