As Alexander Litvinenko lay dying from radiation poisoning in 2006, he named the man he thought had ordered his murder: Russian President Vladimir Putin. More than eight years on and with the U.K.-Russia relations at their iciest since the Cold War, an inquiry is opening into the killing of the Russian intelligence agent turned Kremlin critic.
Associated Press: Who killed Litvinenko? Inquiry opens into ex-KGB man’s death
Marina Litvinenko, widow of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko, speaks during an interview with AFP in central London on Jan. 23, 2015.
