Russia was responsible for Litvinenko killing, European court rules | DW News

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russian agents were tasked with the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in the UK.

Kremlin critic Litvinenko died in 2006 in the UK after drinking green tea laced with poison at London’s Millennium Hotel. The substance in question was found to be Polonium-210, a rare radioactive material.

Litvinenko had worked for the Russian security services before he defected and was granted asylum in the UK. Along with his now widowed wife, Marina Litvinenko, he was granted UK nationality before his assassination.

Russia has always denied its involvement in the death of Litvinenko, who became a prominent critic of the Kremlin's intelligence services and involved in exposing corruption.

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