Another Russian exile, Nikolai Glushkov, died this morning in London.
It could just be a massive coincidence, however there do seem to be a lot of coincidences to write off if we are to assume that the trail of dead Russians does not lead to Russia.
It could just be a massive coincidence, however there do seem to be a lot of coincidences to write off if we are to assume that the trail of dead Russians does not lead to Russia.
Berezovsky committed suicide in 2013 (Berkshire). Take that however you please.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russian-spy-case-could-sp...
(pay-walled, but you can read the first para)
I see far more motive to disrupt Russian elections and the Russian world cup than I see motive for taking out two Russian exiles who have been out of the country for over a decade.
To know exactly why they might be knocking off people would require a good inside knowledge of the current realpolitic, not just looking at elections and the world cup.
These deaths are not the only recent ones that are being linked to Russia here, off the top of my head, there is also the January death in Guernsey of a Latvian who was assisting in Ukraine.
In total, the home office has said that there are 14 recent murders on UK soil that it thinks are probably down to the Kremlin.
It was presumably recorded just before the spy was poisoned.
In the documentary, Putin says he can forgive most things, but never forgive betrayal. He talks about it in a context of his cabinet, but he is also an ex-KGB agent and he was similiarly against Snowden (although he gave sanctuary for geopolitical purposes).
It is quite plausible that the 'we will get you if you betray us' is a message to Russians who might have wavering loyalties.