Ex-KGB Chap Poinsoned

I appear to have tuned in to the 80s, I turned the wireless on and heard a report of the alleged thallium metal poisoning of a Russian who lives in the UK, a former Colonel in the KGB / FSB (Modern ducky version). Alexander Litvinenko a fierce critic of the current Russian administration, has lost his hair, is having trouble speaking and has been unable to eat properly since only a few hours after eating Sushi in a restaurant.

He has recently been involved in investigating the gunning down on Anna Politkovskaya who was executed some months back. Anna was an outspoken opponent of President Putin's policy in Chchnya, a position it is thought garnered her the evil eye of somebody in the Russian Administration.

To be fair Putin did pay lip service to wanting to find the killers, despite he would now receive less negative press and would appear to benefit from her death. Eyebrows are being raised and I imagine some people might think twice before crossing this man,


Litvineko, went to the UK some years ago and was granted asylum on the basis that he is somewhat a critic of Russian Policy in Chechnya. Litvineko is accused in his homeland or organizing terrorism and explosions in Moscow.

He was meeting some lawyer sort who allegedly had more information about the death of Politkovskaya, they met at some sushi bar or another and hours later Alex was unwell.

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Now I know some people who think Sushi is worse than poisoning anyway, I doubt though this is what they have in mind