Prime suspect Andrei Lugovoi dismisses report as ‘absurd’Marina Litvinenko calls for sanctions against RussiaDowning Street expresses reluctance to actAsset freezes imposed on Lugovoi and Dmitry KovtumRussia dismisses the report as ‘politically motivated’Read the latest summary 3.00pm GMT The Russian embassy has posted this account of what ambassador Alexander Yakovenko told the foreign office during the meeting he was summoned to nowadays:1. We consider the Litvinenko case and the way it was disposed of a blatant provocation of the British authorities.2. We will never accept anything arrived at in secret and based on the evidence not tested in an open court of law. 2.58pm GMTHere’s a summary of what we know.
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Source: theguardian.com