The burgers were sizzling, and drinks and conversation flowing freely, at Ross and Mo Cassidy’s summer barbecue in the garden of their redbrick semi in Salisbury. Then, in a baritone Russian accent, their next-door neighbour made a pronouncement that sliced through the frivolity like a Cossack sabre. ‘You know, one day Putin is going to … Read more
Double agent Sergei Skripal’s family in Russia today wished him and daughter Yulia well amid claims they have started a new life in New Zealand. Cousin Natalya Pestsova and niece Elena said they hope the former GRU spy was doing well wherever he was living. It comes after a senior government source in London reportedly said the pair … Read more
Sergei and Yulia Skripal are ‘desperate to start a new life in Australia’ following two years in an MI6 safe house after surviving a novichok poisoning attack Sergei and Yulia Skripal are desperate to leave UK for Australia or New Zealand The pair have spent two years in safe house after surviving a novichok attack … Read more