he was there to meet andrei lugovoi, another former fsb agent. seen here wearing a black, leather jacket. lugovoi had his own security consulting firm. he and litvinenko have been talking about doing some business together in london. the two had met several times over the past year. this time, lugovoi brought along a buddy. a man name dmitry kovtun. he's the one in the black turtleneck. it was a quick meeting. litvinenko drink just half a cup of tea then left. around 5 pm, he caught a ride home. that night, he fell ill. and three weeks later, he was said. so, who slipped litvinenko poison that day? putting his murder into motion. litvinenko told scotland yard detectives before he died, he didn't know when or who had poisoned him. but he had no doubt that one or more of the man he had met that day, the two russians or the italian, was his killer. naturally, we wanted to talk to all three. >> coming up -- we track down the first suspect litvinenko named. >> are you frightened for your life? >> when "dateline" continues. ingredients, and fermentatio

man speaks russian pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned mee i'd confronted alexander lukashenko on the mass repression and torture of peaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me... ..in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin's presenting this as just another working visit. .. i've reported from russia for two decades — the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. there've been highs — like the world cup — but i've also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here. the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short—term visas. sarah rainsford... then i became the news, as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia... they've let me in. for now. ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed — supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, though that was two years ago. when i was called in here, to the foreign ministry, they kept insisting that my expulsion was nothing personal — they talked about it as a reciprocal move — but th

pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life.om belarus, where i'd confronted alexander lukashenko on the mass repression and torture of peaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me... ..in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin's presenting this as just another working visit. .. i've reported from russia for two decades — the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. there've been highs — like the world cup — but i've also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here. the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short—term visas. sarah rainsford... then i became the news, as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia... they let me in — for now. ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed — supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, but that was two years ago. when i was called in here, to the foreign ministry, they kept insisting that my expulsion was nothing personal — they talked about it as a reciprocal mo

pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life.i'd confronted alexander lukashenko on the mass repression and torture of peaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me... ..in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin's presenting this as just another working visit. .. i've reported from russia for two decades — the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. there've been highs — like the world cup — but i've also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here. the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short—term visas. sarah rainsford... then i became the news, as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia... they'd let me in. for now. ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed — supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, though that was two years ago. when i was called in here, to the foreign ministry, they kept insisting that my expulsion was nothing personal — they talked about it as a reciprocal move — but they

man speaks russian pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned meaceful protesters. his loyal supporters rounded on me... ..in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin's presenting this as just another working visit. .. i've reported from russia for two decades — the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. there've been highs — like the world cup — but i've also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here. the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short—term visas. sarah rainsford... then i became the news, as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia... they've let me in. for now. ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed — supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, though that was two years ago. when i was called in here, to the foreign ministry, they kept insisting that my expulsion was nothing personal — they talked about it as a reciprocal move — but they refused to even engage with the fact that i've been labelled "a national se

pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life.... ..in a coordinated attack. vladimir putin's presenting this as just another working visit. .. i've reported from russia for two decades — the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. there've been highs — like the world cup — but i've also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here. the crackdown on dissent. a year ago, the government put me on short—term visas. sarah rainsford... then i became the news, as state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations, i had been allowed to enter russia... they let me in — for now. ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed — supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, but that was two years ago. when i was called in here, to the foreign ministry, they kept insisting that my expulsion was nothing personal — they talked about it as a reciprocal move — but they refused to even engage with the fact that i've been labelled "a national security threat". they said that was just a "technical momen

pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life.n is presenting this as just another working visit... i have reported on russia for two decades, the whole span of vladimir putin's presidency. highs like the world cup but i have also charted the slow erosion of freedoms here, the crackdown of dissent. a year ago the government put me on short—term visas. then i became the news. state television announced i had to leave. after tense negotiations i had been allowed to enter russia. they let me in, for now. but only to pack. i was then towed my visa wouldn't be renewed. supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, but that was two years ago. i was called in here to the foreign ministry and they kept insisting my expulsion was nothing personal. they talked about it as a reciprocal move but refused to even engage with the fact i had been labelled a national security threat. they said that was just a technical moment. but at a time when russia is increasingly seeing enemies all around it really feels i have now been added to t

. >> our intelligence officials believe there's a high level of certainty that the fsb was responsiblef in moscow. you know how they operate. they, of course, the kremlin denies it. >> they would say that, wouldn't they? >> exactly. they absolutely would. >>> all right. we've talked about there yesterday -- talked about one of the williams sisters. now there will be no williams sisters playing at the u.s. open next week. listen. >> i'm going to miss the open. it's my favorite slam, had so many amazing memories there. and i can't wait to get back out on the court whenever that is. i'll work with my team to make it as soon as i can. >> venus, venus, venus, we're going to miss you. >> big sigh. >> venus said she's withdrawing from the tennis classic due to a leg injury. she made the announcement after her sister serena revealed on instagram that a torn hamstring will keep her out of the action. we've got roger federer, you mentioned this yesterday, rafael nadal. they will also miss the tournament due to injuries much the u.s. open on monday will be the first grand slam without the william

pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life.allowed to enter russia... they let me in. for now! ..but only to pack. i was then told my visa wouldn't be renewed, supposedly what happened to a russian reporter in london, though that was two years ago. i was called in here to the foreign ministry. they kept insisting my expulsion was nothing personal, they talked about it as a reciprocal move. but they refused to even engage with the fact i'd been labelled a national security threat, they said that was just a technical moment. but at a time when russia is increasingly seeing enemies all around, it really feels like i've now been added to the list. it's happening as the pressure on russian journalists who don't toe the kremlin line is intensifying. this tv station has just been added to growing black list of media labelled foreign agents for getting funds from abroad. the status of foreign agents means that we are enemies of the state. the pretending of being democracy is over. it is very bad. and it could become much worse any time