Litvinenko also met with three Russians at the Pine Bar at the Millennium Hotel - one of the Russians, an ex-KGB officer named Andrei Lugovoi, was a strong-arm type in his KGB days, a bodyguard to big-time Russian politicians like Yegor Gaider. Lugovoi fled Russia under a cloud when he was arrested (and mysteriously released) after helping one Nikolai Glushkov - an associate of billionaire oligarch Boris Berezovsky - escape from prison, where he was being held on charges of embezzlement (to the tune of $250 million) and massive fraud. ... ... Also at the meeting were two other people unknown to Mr. Litvinenko - Dmitry Kovtun, the business partner of Mr. Lugovoy, and another friend and partner named as Vyacheslav Sokolenko. ... Berezovsky, in an interview with the Moscow Times, seems to point the finger at Lugovoi, even as he abjures making any formal accusation ... It is going to be a hard sell, however, portraying Lugovoi as a Kremlin agent, given his past services to Berezovsky.
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... Also at the meeting were two other people unknown to Mr. Litvinenko - Dmitry Kovtun, the business partner of Mr. Lugovoy, and another friend and partner named as Vyacheslav Sokolenko.
Berezovsky, in an interview with the Moscow Times, seems to point the finger at Lugovoi, even as he abjures making any formal accusation
It is going to be a hard sell, however, portraying Lugovoi as a Kremlin agent, given his past services to Berezovsky.
Whoever met with Litvinenko last is likely to be the prime suspect (or suspects), as it's unlikely he'd conduct a meeting in the midst of a vomiting fit. It also appears that the number of meetings the victim had that fateful day was initially underestimated. The radioactive trail has led police to focus on six locations, so far, which are now sealed off and undergoing tests
It also appears that the number of meetings the victim had that fateful day was initially underestimated. The radioactive trail has led police to focus on six locations, so far, which are now sealed off and undergoing tests
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Speculation On Litvinenko Killing Continues (27 November 2006)
Andrei Lugovoi, a former Russian spy, says those who poisoned Aleksandr Litvinenko could in fact have been targeting Akhmed Zakayev, the London-exiled Chechen separatist envoy. ... In an article published today in the Russian daily "Moskovsky komsomolets," Lugovoi says he is not sure Litvinenko was the target, since a lot of people want to kill Zakayev and the two men worked together closely.
In an article published today in the Russian daily "Moskovsky komsomolets," Lugovoi says he is not sure Litvinenko was the target, since a lot of people want to kill Zakayev and the two men worked together closely.
What's really freaking me out is the radiation everywhere. Seriously messy way to put a hit on someone... Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
The radiation tey are uncovering, if it is from polonium, is actually quite innocuous. See the diary Kcurie and polonium (by kcurie on November 25th, 2006). Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides
It is a conspiracy by US to pin blame on Putin while subconsiously working up scare against radioactive materials. This will be used in the next fright-campaign against Iran. Aha! A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
