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U.K. Charges 2 Russians In Poison Attack On Former Spy

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Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: British Prime Minister Theresa May said this morning that two officers with Russian military intelligence known as the GRU flew to England last March and poisoned an ex-Russian spy and his daughter. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY: So this was not a rogue operation. It was almost certainly also approved outside the GRU at a senior level of the Russian state. GREENE: The U.K. has now charged these men with attempted murder. And let's turn now to NPR's London correspondent, Frank Langfitt. Hi there, Frank. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hey. Good morning, David. GREENE: OK. So the U.K. was always blaming Russia, but this is taking it a lot further... LANGFITT: Much further. GREENE: ...Actually singling out two men, right? LANGFITT: It is. It's very detailed, too. This was so striking what Prime Minister May had to say in Parliament today. She said police tracked these two men's movement to a London hotel

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