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Man Accused In U.K. Nerve-Agent Attack Is Russian Intelligence Officer, Report Says

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, charged with the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. A new report says Boshirov is actually Anatoly Chepiga, a Russian military intelligence officer. U.K. Metropolitan Police/AP hide caption

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Europe

Man Accused In U.K. Nerve-Agent Attack Is Russian Intelligence Officer, Report Says

Bellingcat, an open-source investigative website, says it has discovered the real identity of one of the Russian men charged in the U.K. with poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

U.S. To Impose New Sanctions On Russia For Nerve Agent Attacks

A specialist team member in a police protective suit in Salisbury, England, last month. British police scoured sections of Salisbury and Amesbury in southwest England, searching for a container feared to be contaminated with traces of the deadly nerve agent Novichok. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption

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National Security

U.S. To Impose New Sanctions On Russia For Nerve Agent Attacks

The move, which comes months after the attack in the U.K. on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, follows pressure on the Trump administration from lawmakers in both parties.

U.K. Medical Staff Who Treated Ex-Spy And His Daughter Did Not Expect Them To Survive

The main entrance to Salisbury District Hospital as Yulia Skripal is discharged from the hospital on April 10, 2018 in Salisbury, England. Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal were attacked with nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury on March 4. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images hide caption

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U.K. Medical Staff Who Treated Ex-Spy And His Daughter Did Not Expect Them To Survive

Doctors and nurses took steps quickly that saved the lives of Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia after they were attacked with a deadly nerve agent on March 4.

Yulia Skripal Says She And Father 'Lucky' To Survive Attack With Nerve Agent

Yulia Skripal speaks to a journalist on Wednesday in London following her March poisoning with a nerve agent in Salisbury along with her father, former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Yulia Skripal Says She And Father 'Lucky' To Survive Attack With Nerve Agent

In her first appearance on camera since the March poisoning, Skripal said that she was concentrating on nursing her father back to health, but that she eventually hoped to return to Russia.

Former Spy Sergei Skripal Released From Hospital, Recovering From Exotic Nerve Agent

Sergei Skripal has left Salisbury District Hospital, one month after his daughter, Yulia, was also discharged. The pair were found poisoned by an exotic nerve agent in March. Peter Nicholls/Reuters hide caption

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Former Spy Sergei Skripal Released From Hospital, Recovering From Exotic Nerve Agent

Hospital officials say Skripal, 66, will continue his recovery elsewhere. He was found slumped over on a bench on March 4 along with his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia Skripal.

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Backs British Findings On Nerve Agent Attack

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says the poison used against Sergei and Yulia Skripal "was of high purity." The U.K. has concluded a state actor — namely, Russia — carried out the attack. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption

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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Backs British Findings On Nerve Agent Attack

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons also noted the poison used against the Skripals "was of high purity." The U.K. has concluded a state actor — namely, Russia — carried it out.

Sergei Skripal Is 'Improving Rapidly,' But His Cat And Guinea Pigs Are Dead

The main entrance to the Salisbury District Hospital in southern England, seen early last month after Sergei and Yulia Skripal were admitted after their poisoning. On Friday, hospital officials noted that both father and daughter have been improving. Chris J. Ratcliffe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sergei Skripal Is 'Improving Rapidly,' But His Cat And Guinea Pigs Are Dead

Even as the Russian ex-spy and his daughter Yulia recover from poisoning, the international dispute it caused has developed a peculiar new front: the Skripals' pets.

U.K. Lab Says It Doesn't Know Nerve Agent's 'Precise Source,' Drawing Russian Retort

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, U.K., seen last month. Researchers at the lab were tasked with testing the nerve agent used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in early March. Jack Taylor/Getty Images hide caption

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U.K. Lab Says It Doesn't Know Nerve Agent's 'Precise Source,' Drawing Russian Retort

The lab's chief added that it only sought to test the chemical used on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, not decide its source. Still, Russia called the remark proof the U.K. is fabricating its claims.

Daughter Of Ex-Russian Spy 'Improving Rapidly,' U.K. Health Officials Say

Yulia Skripal, seen in an image taken from her Facebook account earlier this month. The 33-year-old daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is "improving rapidly," according to hospital officials. Yulia Skripal/Facebook via AP hide caption

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Daughter Of Ex-Russian Spy 'Improving Rapidly,' U.K. Health Officials Say

Yulia Skripal was poisoned with her father, Sergei, in an alleged nerve agent attack. While an international dispute has raged, Yulia has been progressing — but Sergei is still in critical condition.

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