Blowing up Russia: The Book that Got Litvinenko Murdered

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They literally pored it down sinks, left it on towels; a scattering of toxic breadcrumbs leading police to hotel rooms, cafes, restaurants and night clubs.

With the same muscular build and close-cropped grey hair as Kovtun, Lugovoy wore a look of professional wariness, his eyes sharp and mistrustful, darting constantly to and fro.The father and daughter in park in UK would be another example, of the idea that Russia has “everyone is a trader to London”.

I, like Harding, sat through the inquiry into Litvinenko’s murder, which lasted for much of the first half of last year. All the proof of Litvinenko's assertions are there, but it needs the skill on a good editor to sort it out into a more readable narrative. FSB summons activist editor for questioning Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, January 28, 2004. Today, Lugovoy is coy about revealing too many details, but he says Litvinenko was involved in providing information and services to several British companies interested in investing in Russia.

And why not innocent members of the public who came into contact with sites irradiated by the killers? I thought the author did a wonderful job with respect to the different countries and different people involved I just really enjoyed this book I read it all in one day as soon as I got it and found it also very interesting. When scouts from the security services came to the academy looking for promising recruits, Kovtun and Lugovoy were selected. In fact, as his previous book Mafia State makes clear, part of the reason he was banished from Russia was due to his persistent questioning of the Kremlin’s narrative.