I was never interested in the case of Skripal. Some ex-spy was poisoned; so what? He was a traitor. Meanwhile, in our world, many innocent civilians die daily because due to wars, criminal governments, terrorists and etc. Although this case is absolutely boring to me, I nonetheless decided to translate some interesting aspects from a meeting with Utkin, a former UN chemical weapons expert, about the poisoning of Skripal.
1)Where were Sergei and Yulia Skripal poisoned in reality?
There was a lot of speculation of UK about that: from luggage, in a restaurant and etc. But what do we know? They were found in park by Sgt. Baily, who was also hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning. He wasn’t in all of the places the Skripals had been, nor did he touch what they had touched before; we can infer that the poisoning was carried out in the park.
2) Theresa May’s argument about acts of Russian aggression against the UK:
Russia produced Novichok agents, is capable of producing them today, and reviews ex-spies for the purpose of targeting them. This means that Russia committed acts of aggression against the UK or is incapable of controlling its own resources.
But we can remember case with brother of Kim Jong Un in Malaysia. He was poisoned by VX, which is produced in the UK. The UK thinks it is normal to kill leaders of other countries the way Gaddafi was murdered in Libya, for example. Therefore, if we apply the same logic used by the UK, it is guilty of acts of aggression against Malaysia. Additionally, no one invited the OPCW to investigate the case in Malaysia like the Skripal case was investigated in the UK; it was reviewed like an ordinary criminal case.
Lies about the case: Boris stated that the lab in Portland agreed the agents were produced in Russia, despite the head of laboratory explaining how it was impossible. Creators of Novichok like Mirzojanov said that there is no antidote for Novichok, but the Skripals were saved.
Reasons why the UK needs such provocations:
1) The demonization of the Russian Federation helps the UK fight against the Russian veto in Syria
2) After Brexit, the UK needs to find ways to maintain its influence on European policy.
