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Report: Putin “Probably Approved” Murder of Former KGB Officer & Whistleblower

HeadlineJan 21, 2016

A British investigation says Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably approved” the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer who blew the whistle on corruption inside Moscow’s security services. Litvinenko died after ingesting green tea poisoned with a toxic, radioactive isotope. The 328-page report was issued by retired British High Court Judge Robert Owen. Russia’s foreign minister has dismissed the report as “politically motivated.”

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