TaiShang
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This news is getting more interesting, so far, as a third party, I didn't see any convincing explanation from the side which supports Russian did it. Lacking both motive and gains to justify why should Russia risk its reputation and stability before his election and World Cup. Also assassinating a former spy through the swap program that kill the Russian future chance of cooperation with other countries. Not to mention, why kill a former spy that poses zero threat to the country, and why not kill him in Russia instead of UK, which can save a lot of work? As other members here said, Why the assassination was so sloopy? Even Kim Jong-nam died within 15 minutes with 8 times less poisonous nerve agent. Why do the Russian used the nerve agent that would be easily identified and tracked back to them? Since killing a Russian traitor already points the finger to Russia and by using Novichok agent would be like giving the UK double confirmation.
Other thing which I find it very strange, Why UK didn't share the sample with Russia for proper investigation and procedure at first. Instead, they went for endless accusation to blame the Russians through repetitively media bombing. Since Novichok agent is highly possible obtained by the USA in Uzbekistan, as other member stated. It proves Russia might not be the only country that possessed the nerve agent, which the mainstream Media try to omit from their news. As a country that proclaimed itself as a rule of laws, isn't the UK should at least give the Russia the benefit of doubt, as innocent until proven guilty, instead of going to the security council to point finger without conclusive evidence.
The UK has been acting immaturely, to say the least, which shows that they are not behaving on their own accord, but being on the receiving end of a longer and stronger trans-Atlantic leash.
Otherwise, I do not see the UK rendering itself into a country that acts so weird, angry, hysterical and illogical.
I guess Trump-style politics is spreading into UK, which is, strategically, good.
Even if we believed that Russia had good reasons to kill this guy (like many other countries do), then, I have no reason to believe why they would be less competent that the US, Israel or other countries' secret agencies. They also do lots of extrajudicial killings. So, morality can drop dead.
If I were a Russian citizen, I would not take the accusation of the murder as an insult (if national security required so, yes, killing of a double agent would be justifiable). Rather, I would take it as an insult to believe that Russia did such a poor job.
It seems that even that kid who killed some 17 students in the US high school left much less evidence than this Russia-assisted operation did.
Maybe, next time, Russia should hire US school kids. Or, maybe Russia should wait until US school teachers are properly trained for firearms. Then hire them.