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Russia was responsible for Litvinenko killing, European court rules

By DW
25 September 2021   |   8:07 am
Russia has always denied any involvement in the death of a former spy, but the European Court of Human Rights says it was "beyond doubt" that Moscow assassinated Alexander Litvinenko.

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