Justice for Litvinenko
In 2006, the former Russian FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London. After waging a decade-long battle for justice, his widow, Marina Litvinenko, has finally succeeded, with a British public inquiry not only naming the likely assassins, but also confirming Russian President Vladimir Putin's role.
LONDON – In 2006, Alexander Litvinenko, a former officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the KGB’s successor, was poisoned in London with radioactive polonium-210. For the last decade, his widow, Marina Litvinenko, has waged an uphill battle to get a measure of justice for her husband. Now, finally, she has prevailed.
LONDON – In 2006, Alexander Litvinenko, a former officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the KGB’s successor, was poisoned in London with radioactive polonium-210. For the last decade, his widow, Marina Litvinenko, has waged an uphill battle to get a measure of justice for her husband. Now, finally, she has prevailed.