From Russia with Love

The Assassins

Nigel Bruce

• 2 min read
The Assassins
The grave of Alexander Litvinenko, Highgate Cemetery, London

The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko

Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with Polonium-210 in London on November 1, 2006. He was dead three weeks later at the age of 43. Litvinenko blamed President Vladimir Putin for the poison in a statement released after his death. A spokesman for Putin declared that the assassination was most likely carried out by enemies who wanted to ruin Russia’s image. Putin himself said, Litvinenko was not on the Kremlin’s radar. Yet British police concluded that agents for Russia's FSB security service were responsible. Maybe the FSB wanted to send a message. 

Was he worth killing?

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  Yes. Litvinenko was a liar and a traitor. You think the Americans are any different? Click the icon above.

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  No. Never. He was only a white pawn in this chess game. Click the icon above.

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  Ambivalent. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword... Click the icon above.

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   I resent the way you phrase the question. Click the icon above.

Though I battle blind,
Love is a fate resigned
Memories mar my mind,
Love is a fate resigned
Over futile odds,
And laughed at by the gods
And now the final frame,
Love is a losing game.
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