Yes, well........it makes little sense to do that spies trade and then send in the nerve gas assassins. It can hardly be anyone else but Putin, after all, and it's hard to understand. I mean, hey, just keep the guy there and off him whenever at everyone's convenience, I would think, rather than hunting him through England. Putin must be making some sort of diplomatic point that I am not understanding, but that perhaps people high up in the British government do understand.
This just in, AP News 3/8/2018 about 3:00 PM
UK police: 21 people sought treatment after ex-spy poisoning
By GREGORY KATZ and DANICA KIRKA
51 minutes ago
https://www.apnews.com/a8806b97be224919a738efd4cf961443
LONDON (AP) — A British police official on Thursday updated the number of people who sought treatment after a nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy, saying “around 21” had been given medical help and support.
Only three people remain hospitalized after the poisoning Sunday...........
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The spy, his daughter, and the policeman who tried to help them are still hospitalized and in serious condition.