The poisoning ignited a diplomatic confrontation in which hundreds of envoys were expelled by both Russia and Western nations. Continue reading →

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland made the vow while speaking with reporters on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Pyotr Verzilov, the Pussy Riot member hospitalized late Tuesday night in a suspected case of poisoning, is Canadian. Continue reading →

The two Russians accused of poisoning a former double-agent and his daughter in the U.K. claim they were just in town as tourists. Continue reading →

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Kremlin has identified the two men that Britain named as suspects in the poisoning of a former Russian spy, and that there is “nothing criminal” about them. Continue reading →

The State Department said the U.S. this week made the determination that Russia had used the Novichok nerve agent to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, and that sanctions would follow. Continue reading →

A British police officer has received a clean bill of health after being taken to hospital over concerns of possible exposure to a toxic nerve agent.  Continue reading →

U.K. authorities have confirmed two British citizens are critically ill after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent, the same chemical that nearly killed former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, nearly four months ago. Continue reading →

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that Russia could walk away from the global chemical weapons watchdog after member nations voted to allow the group to assign blame for chemical attacks. Continue reading →

“The fact that a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking. I don’t want to describe the details but the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing,” Yulia Skripal said. Continue reading →