the conclusion that the russian state was probably involved in the merger with mr litvinenko is deeply disturbing. i want to be us now where donald trump has fired his secretary of state rep tell us and appointing incumbent cia director mike pump a.o. to the position instead he announced the surprise reshuffle on twitter the president later explained his decision to reporters saying he and to listen did not see eye to eye on a number of issues. aren't talking about the problem so. we got along quite well but we disagreed i think when you look at the run you know i think it's terrible i guess it was ok i wanted to record something. else a little bit different so we were really think you. might like somebody or we have a very similar story from. the well read the first book i like rex a lot really appreciate him it doesn't really. help me think the record over a period. where most that tell us and was heading for the door have been circulating for months in the news with reports of disagreements with the president rex tillerson will remain in the job until the end of the month and the mi

thousand and six and of course russia used radiological substances in its barbaric assault on mr litvinenko we saw promises to assist the investigation then but they resulted in denial and obfuscation and the stifling of june process and the rule of law. mr speaker following mr litvinenko death we expelled russian diplomats suspended security cooperation broke off by the true plans on these us froze the assets of the suspects and put them on international extradition lists and these measures remain in place furthermore our commitment to collective defense and security through nato remains as strong as ever in the face of russian behavior indeed our armed forces have a leading role and nato has enhanced forward presence with british troops leading a multinational battle group in a stone year we have led the way in securing tough sanctions against the russian economy and we have at all stages worked closely with our allies and we will continue to do so. we must now stand ready to take much more extensive measures. mr speaker on wednesday we will consider in detail the response from the russia

mr. litvinenko is a very important person in st. petersburg, very influential. i might be mistaken, perhaps the media will report on this, but how will they be able to if the hearings are held behind closed doors? reporter: what's more, media reports are not permitted to quote statements made in the courtroom. and then litvinenko does not show up for the hearing. we ask for an interview somewhere else, but in vain. just a few blocks from the courthouse is the main building of the mining university. the facade bears the imperial eagle and the order of lenin. whoever the ruler, the university has remained an important institution. this is where talent is trained for the mining, oil and gas industries. when the old building became too small, construction began in 2008 on a new one. the municipality provided the plot of land. dmitry: the city said, you can have this real estate for a specific purpose. the university then said, we don't have any money. so we need a commercial partner as an investor. they signed a contract, and the university got part of the property

has been between mr litvinenko was a public figure the public needs to know what he is involved in is there any evidence of corruption that is what needs to be addressed in the trial so that they can parts of songs but then that mr litvinenko is a very important person in st petersburg very influential here i might be mistaken perhaps the media will report on this but how will they be able to if the hearings are held behind closed doors. what's more media reports aren't permitted to quote statements made in the courtroom. and then that will. doesn't show up for the hearing. we ask for an interview somewhere else but in vain just a few blocks from the courthouse is the main building of the mining university the facade baz the imperial eagle and the order of lenin however the ruler the university has remained an important institution this is where talent has trained for the mining oil and gas industries. when the old building became too small construction began in two thousand and eight on a new one. the municipality provided the plot of land. which i see the shed you can have this real

the couple of years ago mr litvinenko another russian ex by blows blew the whistle on mr putin was poisoned with polonium in london so that was if you will a nuclear weapon used against britain and now they've used chemical weapons against britain so no i'm not shocked i just think this this is the face of russian imperialism the face of russian parents and german person of the leaders of the u.k. the u.s. france and germany have come out with a joint statement condemning the new agent attack as an assault own u.k. sovereignty and saying it is high and saying it is highly likely russia was behind it you say russia always gets the blame you see you don't see you seem to be doubting that russia is to blame i think it's too early to judge because we didn't have any proof so far i think it's very clear that one needs to have a statement of solidarity because different from your point of view i was shocked and i think a lot of richest people in salisbury were shocked that something like this could happen in their country and i find it quite understandable that it's a difficult situation for may

thousand and six and of course russia used radiological substances in its barbaric assault on mr litvinenko. we saw promises to assist the investigation then but they resulted in denial and obfuscation and the stifling of june process and the rule of law. mr speaker following mr litvinenko death we expelled russian diplomats suspended security cooperation broke off by the plans on visas froze the assets of the suspects and put them on international extradition lists and these measures remain in place furthermore our commitment to collective defense and security through nato remains as strong as ever in the face of russian behavior indeed our armed forces have a leading role in nato has enhanced forward presence with british troops leading a multi-national battle group in a stone year we have led the way in securing tough sanctions against the russian economy and we have at all stages worked closely with our allies and we will continue to do so. we must now stand ready to take much more extensive measures. mr speaker on wednesday we will consider in detail the response from the russian state

start with the immediate actions mr speaker the house will recall the following the murder of mr litvinenko the u.k. expelled for diplomats. under the vienna convention the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers they have just one week to leave this will be the single biggest expulsion for over thirty years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time that the russian state has acted against our country through these expulsions we will fundamentally degrade russian intelligence capability in the u.k. for years to come and if they seek to rebuild it we will prevent them from doing so . second we will urge and develop proposals for new legislative powers to harden our defenses against all forms of hostile state activity this will include the addition of a targeted power to detain those suspected of hostile state activity in the u.k. border this power is currently only permitted in relation to those suspected of terrorism and i have asked the home secretary to consider whether there is a need for new

has been between the published mr litvinenko was a public figure the public needs to know what he's involved and where is there any evidence of corruption that's what needs to be addressed in the trial that they can process on just a few blocks from the courthouse is the main building of the mining university young people trained to work in the mining oil and gas industries in two thousand and eight when the old building became too small construction began on a new one the municipality provided the plot of land. university then said we don't have any money. so we need a commercial partner as an investor. they signed a contract and the university got part of the property and the commercial outfit also got a part you get the company transparency alleges the director has pocketed millions from the project rather than lecture halls most of the new building is apartments six hundred fifty eight in total with an estimated value of two hundred thirty million euros transparency says it has proof the apartments are owned by live in yonkers wife's company. we went to the latvian capital of reka to see

thousand and six and of course russia used radiological substances in its barbaric assault on mr litvinenko. we saw promises to assist the investigation then but they resulted in denial and obfuscation and the stifling of june process and the rule of law. mr speaker following mr litvinenko death we expelled russian diplomats suspended security cooperation broke off by that drill plans on visas froze the assets of the suspects and put them on international extradition lists and these measures remain in place furthermore our commitment to collective defense and security through nato remains as strong as ever in the face of russian behavior indeed our armed forces have a leading role in nato has enhanced forward presence with british troops leading a multi-national battle group in this tony and we have led the way in securing tough sanctions against the russian economy and we have at all stages worked closely with our allies and we will continue to do so we must now stand ready to take much more extensive measures. mr speaker on wednesday we will consider in detail the response from the russia

mr. litvinenko the uk expelled four diplomats. under the convention united kingdom will now expel 23 russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. they have just one week to leave leave. this will be the single biggest expulsion for over 30 years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time the russian states have acted against our country. through these expulsions will fundamentally degrade russian capability in the uk in the years to come and as they seek to rebuild it bootable prevent them from entering. second we will develop proposals for new powers to partner defenses against all hostile state at h 70. this will include the addition of the targeteddth power to detn those suspected of hostile state activity at the uk border. this is only permitted in relation to those suspected of terrorism and i've asked the secretary to consider where there's a need for counterespionage power to clamp down on the full spectrum of hostile activities of warren agents in ourk country. mr. speaker i

start with the immediate actions mr speaker the house will recall that following the murder of mr litvinenko the u.k. expelled for diplomats. under the vienna convention the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers they have just one week to leave this will be the single biggest expulsion for over thirty years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time that the russian state has acted against our country through these expulsions we will fundamentally degrade russian intelligence capability in the u.k. for years to come and if they seek to rebuild it we will prevent them from doing so second we will develop proposals for new legislative powers to harden our defenses against all forms of hostile state activity this will include the addition of a targeted power to detain those suspected of hostile state activity to the u.k. border this power is currently only permitted in relation to those suspected of terrorism and i have asked the home secretary to consider whether there is a need for new counteresp

an inquiry concluded mr litvinenko was probably killed by the kremlin. why people should notjump to conclusions about russia involvement‘s in the attack on the skripals. it was a very difficult moment when i received this news, because i believed it is never, ever happened again after a public enquiry provided evidence of the death of my husband. unfortunately, it did happen. now i am reading every day the news from salisbury and try to understand what actually happened and who might be behind of this crime. of course, russia has a very bad reputation. everything that has happened, doping in sport or involvement in election, immediately russia is in the front of all minds. but in this case i would like to be very serious and take all evidence some time to provide the truth, whether russia or any other country was behind this crime. for us, it took almost ten years to provide this evidence. it was all proof. i wa nt this evidence. it was all proof. i want the same case to be made in the same way. it would not be politically motivated. only after proper in

saying about them was that you're the sort that would ensure this doing this in in the case of mr litvinenko we try to cooperate too with the british. justice system but at one point our british colleagues just. when you made a decision to close this process to us and they didn't want to provide any evidence to us. so this is all. i had a specific scenario but at that point in the case in that case there was at least. court at least there was some. visibility of justice but now those isn't even just a trial there's nothing being done by the justice system so i believe that this is completely unacceptable completely groundless this is just. a part of the recent campaign where you know as for the words by the. the u.k. minister of defense. this is a very. this is a young person who wants to. be. in the us you know you to become a person of. great prominence and to go on the annals of history i don't know that's for terrorism a i don't know why is she why is she actually tolerating that . next question. i'm not going to thank you simply because they were from. the representatives ask a question

the conclusion that the russian state was probably involved in the merger with mr litvinenko is deeply disturbing. i speak us now donald trump has a fine it's the us secretary of state rex tillerson appointing incumbent cia director and my pump a zero to the position instead he announced the surprise that racial follow on twitter the president later explained his decision to reporters saying he and tell us and did not see eye to eye on a number of issues. let's start something about this problem so. we got along really well but we disagreed on what you look at the run feel i think it's terrible i said it was ok i want to break something. else a little bit different so we're not really like this. right right they are we have a very similar story from. the well read the first that i like read a lot really the bit but. i'll be thinking directly over. rumors that tennis and was heading for the door have been circulating for months in the news with reports of disagreements with the president rex tillerson will remain in the job until the end of the month and the millionaire businessman will

radiological su bsta nces of course, russia used radiological substances in its barbaric assault on mr litvinenkothe investigation then but they resulted in denial and obfuscation and the stifling of due process and the rule of law. mr speaker, following mr litvinenko's death, we expel russian diplomats, suspended security cooperation, broke off bilateral plans on visas, froze the assets of the suspects and put them on international extradition lists and these measures remain in place. furthermore, our commitment to collective defence and security through nato remains as strong as ever in the face of russian behaviour. indeed, ourarmed forces have a leading role in nato's enhanced forward presence, with british troops leading a multinational battle group in estonia. we have led the way in tough sanctions against the russian economy and have at all stages worked closely with our allies and will continue to do so. we must now stand ready to take much more extensive measures. mr speaker, on wednesday, we will consider in detail the response from the russian state. should there be no credible respons

another typical pattern of how moscow reacts when i will things like that referred to the fate of mr litvinenko was posed with polonium some ten twelve years ago a look at what happened in eastern ukraine when the malaysian airliner major seventeen was shot down killing three hundred passengers it's all and meant there's a lot of evidence that russian made missile. the plane down and russia always reacts in the same pattern it's foreseeable it's there's nothing new in it and this happens again right now claiming that they didn't do it accusing others and refusing to accept an international expertise of the whole process there were voices from russia two days ago the deputy foreign minister which is not yet the official position of moscow of the kremlin but the deputy foreign minister said that russia will not accept what the u.n. watchdog for poisoning gases will find out they will not accept it whatever the final use you christine the question was why would russia do it now why would they do it is election time why would they do it in the build up to the soccer world cup which is such a. showc

into this investigation into how this issue is dealt with on the level of politics in regards to mr litvinenko case if you recall in two thousand and sixteen the high court judge to rubber or and. judge the bloody probably approved of his assassination i would suggest you use the word problem probably has no place in any legal system worthy of the name we have to be careful that the evidence does not lead into the marquee world of politics and it's not influenced as i say by this anti russian history that has been cultivated by the u.k. mainstream media of late will follow this goes of the next few days john my political journalist thanks for much for a come on the program tonight. france has laid out a new plan for tackling the spread of islamic extremism in schools prisons and on the internet the mcconnell ministrations says it will be more effective in past anti terror initiatives as it focuses on prevention and seeks to try to stop the problem at source now as part of the drive therefore counseling it seems now will be given to the children of islamic state fighters who've returned to fran

being foul play out of work however the media have already got to work in making comparisons with mr litvinenko of course who was poisoned those years ago and so the media at least jumping to conclusions and trying to perhaps make a suggestion at this point that there has been some type of foul play here but again important to note that the police adjusting or even not naming who this gentleman is or even what the substance is but we're definitely be keeping our eye on this story as more information totally all over in london really get back to that just earlier for as some of the other will show all right thanks lisa for they're desperate. and author and political analyst martin mccauley it was talk about a sense good to see you on the line yet we don't know what's happening here this go overseas a checkered colorful whatever you want to call it passed he was jailed for thirteen years in two thousand and six he did russia then there was that prisoner pardon it seems his wife died by certain reports lately may have fallen on hard times we don't know but we apparently the story is he was found d

the british inquiry into the death of alexander litvinenko concluded that mr putin probably ordered theich the kremlin denies. the question now is whether there has been another killing in this country ordered by the russian state. let's cross over tojeremy cook in devizes in wiltshire, where police held a news conference earlier. police say they are keeping an open mind on this. are there any toxicology reports? wiltshire police have effectively handed this investigation over to the counterintelligence unit at the metropolitan police which suggests they are thinking this may lead in that direction, but at the same time they are stressing they have not established any crime committed, certainly not an act of terrorism. but toxicology is crucial to this. how did these two individuals become so sick so quickly? that is the main focus of attention. at the moment, we can confirm government laboratories, not so far away, are analysing samples. if they come back positive for a toxic substance, i think that will lead the investigation in the direction from here on in. police say that some memb

mr. bryant: in previous operations, we have. when litvinenkos murdered, we said that we were suspending all intelligence operations with the russians -- mr. johnson: i don't comment on intelligence matters, but what i have told you, mr bryant -- mr. bryant: but every previous foreign secretary has made that commitment. mr. johnson: what i have told you, mr bryant, is that we are-have been-co-operating at a police level with the russians. there are questions now about how that co-operation will go on, and my challenge to the russian authorities is to show that the 24,000 uk applicants for tickets to the football world cup are going to be well treated and safe in russia. mr. tugendhat: the way you are expressing yourself, foreign secretary, suggests that you are doubtful that they will be. mr. johnson: i think it is up to the russians to give us undertakings that they will be. it is there in their fifa contract, and they should. mr. murray: foreign secretary, may i take you back to the previous questions? how much dirty money, whether russian or

writer alexander goldfarb was a friend of mr litvinenko.to the bbc, he said he believed moscow was involved. they know that they are targets, and they are viewed as traitors. mr putin... there must be a specific reason in every case, and in this case it is political, to do with the elections coming up in russia. the wife of alexander litvinenko spoke to the bbc last night and said people in the uk under asylum need more protection. we need to be sure people seeking political asylum are completely safe and the state providing the asylum need to be more serious, particularly now after what happened to sergei skripal and his friend or partner. but it shows how we need to ta ke partner. but it shows how we need to take this seriously, all of these people are asking for security and for safety in the uk. we can now speak to our correspondent leila nathoo, who's in salisbury. tell us more about what is happening this morning at the scene, because we are talking about multiple occasions that the police are examining. there are multiple locations,

who's in moscow for us here on the news i was mentioning the clear parallels with what happened to mr litvinenko a few years back it was the russian reaction to this being. well today the kremlin is wearing its world weary here we go again nothing to do with us hats it has said in a statement earlier today coming from dmitri peskov who's the kremlin spokesperson for the you know claims in the u.k. of a russian connection here haven't taken long in coming that the u.k. or thorazine is haven't yet to moscow for any help but that moscow is always open to interaction that is something that i think will raise eyebrows in london given the history of the libyan yanker case beyond that the kremlin says that it has no more information and can therefore give no more comment we have had something a little more pithy from a duma deputy here called on great lugovoy now he says that the britons suffer from phobias and that if something happens to a russian they immediately start looking for a russian trail one cannot rule out he says that the media will try to stir up another scandal around this putting furth

school i think it sees just a case of realising that what happened after that the reaction today to mr litvinenko has met medicare actually was was not strong enough because it clearly hasn't deterred them from from doing something similar very similar again so as i say are open expect that these these measures are probably did the festac as as as time moves forward we'll we'll see stronger clearly did the prime minister's hinted it that coordinating with with with with allies in the rest of the international community which which i think is sensible when you're talking about financial and economic sanctions but those those are things you cannot. just do it overnight so that will take a bit more bit more time but yeah i think you think you can expect the response to be much tougher this time there's a lot that of course we still don't know about this attack for example any motive for targeting a script all but do you think that the fact that the u.k. is now in the middle of breaks the negotiations that perhaps we have a u.s. president that's more unpredictable than his predecessors do you think t

mr litvinenko's widow, marina, had to go to the high court to get that decision overturned.home and abroad has been allowed to continue unchecked for too long. this is not the time for too long. this is not the time for prevarication. mrs may needs to act quickly and decisively, and show the russian state that if they send murder squads to britain we will be tenacious in our search for the truth, without fear. just quickly, you make very good points here, do you think it raises questions about the types of protection to people involved in spy swaps, as well? that is always an issue. to what extent are those who are cooperating with our own domestic and international intelligence services given adequate protection? there is no evidence so far that there is any failure on the pa rt far that there is any failure on the part of the services and it is wrong to even speculate on that this early stage. thank you for talking to us. and john is talking about the man in yellow, bradley wiggins, who has come out fighting. he says he has only ever taken drugs for medical reasons, never

bartz at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning twelve years ago however there will there will be the matter of how do you. tightly define exactly who was behind this once the end. it's yields that officials are saying that they will be raising this issue at a nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with the perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow indian prime minister narendra modi and french president emmanuel macro or hosting the official launch of the international side alliance in new delhi assam as aims to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels by exploring solar energy available in a to support countries idea was first proposed on the sidelines of the twenty fifteen paris agreement on climate change representatives from forty five nations are attending events. then toxic has been described as one of t

bartz at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning twelve years ago however there will there will be the matter of how do. it tightly define exactly who was behind this once the end. dence yields that officials are saying that they will be raising this issue at a nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow. yes present on a transformer advisor as address the far right national front party and its congress in france steve van and praise party leader malena pen for what he called her vision that pits nationalists versus globalist require some. arena le pen is still bruised by the scale of the defeat to emmanuel macro nine months ago but as quoted britain's wartime leader winston churchill failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts a change of brandon a change

but so at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning twelve years ago however there will there will be the matter of how do. it tightly define exactly who was behind this once the evidence yields that officials are saying that they will be raising this issue at a nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of florence in an anti racism protest demonstration included african migrants calling for justice after the shooting of a senegalese street vendor earlier this week he was killed by a sixty five year old italian man but police don't believe the shooting was racially motivated israeli soldiers have shot dead a palestinian man following a confrontation involving jewish settlers near the west bank city of nablus palestinian securit

thing but at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning twelve years ago however there will there will be the matter of how do you. tightly define exactly who was behind this once the ever. unseals that officials are saying that they will be raising this issue after the nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow. granted more ahead on the news hour including the u.s. and europe are into trade war yet but a meeting in brussels saturday laid the groundwork costs. are got reporting from an expedition in antarctica or the effort to golf the remote weddle sea into the largest protected area. and joe will be here with the sport as manchester united tighten their grip on second place in the english meaning. but first a second round of voting looks like teen sara lee on with results from w

they have bumped off chechen need is brush recruit leaders and previously mr litvinenko and others, they think he's testing britain. the statement from sergei lavrov is nothing but contemptuous. and they know the way to make mr putin noticed the british response would be to go after dodgy russian money in london. they are betting that in anticipation of brexit and the widening of the current account deficit, britain wouldn't dare do that? where would you put your money? i think it's an opportunity for theresa may to show leadership and show that britain is in the big league. so go after the russian money? yes, with the support of nato allies and i think we should all rally round britain on this issue. how do you go after the money, in practical terms, what does that mean? in force existing legislation. it mean? in force existing legislation. —— rubber rabbi enforcing existing legislation against politically connected people, and investigate large amounts of suspect money, to affect the russian way of life which is to steal money from russian people and scroll it away and enjoy it in the

barks at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning twelve years ago however there will there will be the matter of how do. it tightly define exactly who was behind this once the evidence yields that officials are saying that they will be raising this issue at a nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow a second round of voting most likely in sierra leone with the results from wednesday's presidential election too close to call both the ruling all people's congress and the opposition sierra leone people's party have around forty three percent with half the votes counted candidates require fifty five of the said to win outright the election itself was largely peaceful but rival supporters forced on saturday's results came in a runoff poll must take place two weeks after the fin

but so at the same time the british officials this does raise parallels with the death of mr alexander litvinenko a russian dissident who was living in the u.k. and was killed by radiation poisoning nearly twelve years ago however there will be the matter of how do tightly define exactly who was behind this once the evidence yields that officials are saying. that they will be raising this issue after the nato meeting in july together with nato partners as to how to proceed with perpetrators of such attacks on british soil and that of course is adding to a difficult time tense time diplomatically between london and moscow the russian president vladimir putin has rejected accusations by u.s. intelligence services that he ordered his citizens to interfere in the twenty sixteen presidential election in an interview with n.b.c. news putin said he couldn't care less if anyone meddled in the campaign as they were not connected to the kremlin he also said he would never allow the extradition of thirteen russian citizens accused by the u.s. investigation of communicating with a trunk campaign is qatar has

mr. lugavoy. and there was a change of government in 2010. why did it take such a long time to put a government to agree to have a full inquiry in alexander litvinenko's death. >> i think it's really -- i know mr. barton you've been following this -- this issue this type of issue for a long time with a great deal of acid ut and clarity. it goes to the why we took the decision to respond you know not immediately but to respond in a measured way in a proportional way but not let the grass as it were grow under our pete this time around in the case of sergei skripal and his daughter. and the reason is when it came to litvinenko, the british state basically -- we behaved in the way that you would expect to us behave is that we scrupulously followed the legal processes. indeed we have done on this occasion. but then we thought that the russians would -- would do the same. and so my understanding is that every effort was was made to persuade the russians to hand over lugavoy and kaftun for trial. and the russians as ever responded with denial, distortion and delay. that is their tactic. we learned a lesson from that. that is why we moved in a different way

it's not serious, it's not for the serious politician. while mrs may was announcing sanctions. former russian agent alexander litvinenkoscow refuses to extradite him. to decide whether it can keep its uk licence. what do you think the chances are of rt being censored in the uk? if rt is censored in the uk. today to moscow. that the west is against russia. the territory vladimir putin annexed from ukraine. uk sanctions may help the kremlin leader rally support. tonight, moscow is showing no signs of buckling under british pressure. russia is promising retaliation soon. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. and he was also director for russia at the national security council. at the national security council. asked him what impact such expulsions can have. i think it's actually going to have a very limited impact. a very limited impact. many long—term consequences for russia. russia. we thought were spies from the embassy here. embassy here. consequences from moscow were really nail. nail. impact, something which is concrete, which russia will feel? which russia will feel? have been imposed on russia have been really rather

|j full enquiry into alexander litvinenko cosmic death? i know mr brya nt litvinenko cosmic death? e of issue for a long time with a great deal of assiduity and clarity. it goes to the wire we took the decision to respond not immediately, not to let the grass as it were grow under ourfeet this not to let the grass as it were grow under our feet this time around. in the case of sergei skripal and his daughter. the reason is, when it came to litvinenko, the british state basically, we behaved in the way that you would expect us to behave,in way that you would expect us to behave, in that we scrupulously followed legal processes, as indeed we have done on this occasion, but then we thought that the russians would do the same. and so my understanding is that every effort was made to persuade the russians to hand over lugavoy and kovtun for trial and the russians responded with denial, distortion and allayed. that is their tactic. i think we have learned a lesson from that. that is why we have moved in a different direction this time. the litvinenko enquiry then happen, and at the end of

of course, there is no price that mr putin has paid for the murder of litvinenko.do a lot to respond. for example, in my view, they should not recognise the legitimacy of the elections. everybody knows that these are fake elections. the two major opponents of mr putin, one of them was killed, and another was deprived from running. and he is running essentially unopposed. so, everybody knows it's not a real election. every observer for the past 15 years said that the russian elections are not fair and honest. i don't understand why... why you recognise mr... sorry to interrupt, but i have to move on. do you yourself feel in danger? do you think the russians would try something like this on american soil? well, ironically, i don't think that they would put their friend mrtrump in such a precarious position, but that might be wishful thinking — who knows? thank you very much. let me turn to sir tony brenton. we got the first idea for what we do, which is not to recognise the legitimacy of the russian election. we don't recognise elections but governments. we have to d

the british inquiry into the death of alexander litvinenko concluded that mr putin probably ordered the we declared a major incident yesterday after a man and woman were taken seriously ill in 62 on sunday. they both remain in a critical condition and our thoughts and best wishes remain with theirfamilies during thoughts and best wishes remain with their families during this difficult time. a full multi agency response was activated and currently involves public health england, the nhs, local authorities in both swindon and wiltshire and a wide range of partners. this has been a fast—paced investigation and our focus has partners. this has been a fast—paced investigation and ourfocus has been on trying to establish what has caused these people to become critically ill. and whether or not criminal activity has taken place. since sunday, we had access to a wide range of specialist resources and services that have been working alongside us. you will be aware this afternoon the metropolitan police have confirmed that due to the unusual circumstances, the counter—terrorism network will be re

mrs may was announcing sanctions. commenting live, andrei lugavoy, the man britain believes poisoned former russian agent alexander litvinenkoow refuses to extradite him. as for kremlin funded english—language channel rt, theresa may has left it up to uk regulator ofcom to decide whether it can keep its uk licence. what do you think the chances are of rt being censored in the uk? i hope rt is not censored in the uk, because i really would not like british media, including you, you are a very nice man, a gentleman, to be expelled from russia, which is exactly what i believe will happen if rt is censored in the uk. the british government wanted to send a strong message today to moscow. but that message has been dismissed here as nothing more than a provocation, and it plays into the narrative which the kremlin has been creating for some time, that the west is against russia. the man who styles himself as the defender of russia came to crimea today, territory vladimir putin annexed from ukraine. with an election in russia in four days' time, uk sanctions may help the kremlin leader rally support. tonight, moscow is showing no s

state and as it did in the case of alexander litvinenko when you remember the trail of polonium led back very clearly to the russian state and in the end. mr putin is in charge and that is you know that i'm afraid he cannot escape responsibility and cope ability both putin himself and those around him have stanched lee deny these allegations. sooner or later these unsubstantiated allegations will have to be answered they will either need to be backed up with something with some evidence or they'll need to apologize. to. chemical weapons experts in the u.k. are testing samples of the toxic substance used on the street piles the results are . will not be known for at least two weeks more on this story with our correspondents emily sure win in moscow and bob levey zal is in london good to see you both emily let's start with you in moscow and the kremlin is asking london to back up its claims with evidence but when d.w. spoke with british foreign secretary boris johnson he said there was no access to case materials for russian investigators what do you think we're going to hear from the kremlin on that. well we've heard a more general reaction

russian state and as it did in the case of alexander litvinenko a new member the trail of polonium lead back very clearly to the russian state and in the end. mr putin is in charge and that is you know that i'm afraid he cannot escape responsibility and culpability why did he make this statement without waiting for the outcomes of the investigation that you are conducting right now and i'm going to you about their present government well we are giving the samples obviously to the organization to the technical experts are coming today and by the way i have great confidence in them let them that decide what they make of them they will look at the most they will have moved in the best possible the bar trees but i'll tell you the reason for wanting to to get on with it is because we have such bitter experience of what happens with russia with putin's russia russia with with the russian state under putin when we have a problem like this twelve years ago we had the assassination in london of alexander litvinenko and at that stage this was an extraordinary event we had and with polonium and the u.k. proceeded within minutes and slowness and we decide