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Why raise so much fuss about the Skripal poisoning?
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On the surface, the Skripal poisoning seems like a minor issue on the scale of international politics: a couple of Russian secret service agents poison a couple of Russian citizens in their UK home. Understandably a big enough crime for the pair of assassins to go to jail, but a relatively minor issue in the grand scheme of things.
So why does the UK government raise so much fuss about the whole ordeal? What's the big deal?
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On the surface, the Skripal poisoning seems like a minor issue on the scale of international politics: a couple of Russian secret service agents poison a couple of Russian citizens in their UK home. Understandably a big enough crime for the pair of assassins to go to jail, but a relatively minor issue in the grand scheme of things.
So why does the UK government raise so much fuss about the whole ordeal? What's the big deal?
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It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
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On the surface, the Skripal poisoning seems like a minor issue on the scale of international politics: a couple of Russian secret service agents poison a couple of Russian citizens in their UK home. Understandably a big enough crime for the pair of assassins to go to jail, but a relatively minor issue in the grand scheme of things.
So why does the UK government raise so much fuss about the whole ordeal? What's the big deal?
skripal-incident
asked 4 hours ago
JonathanReez
11k963129
On the surface, the Skripal poisoning seems like a minor issue on the scale of international politics: a couple of Russian secret service agents poison a couple of Russian citizens in their UK home. Understandably a big enough crime for the pair of assassins to go to jail, but a relatively minor issue in the grand scheme of things.
So why does the UK government raise so much fuss about the whole ordeal? What's the big deal?
skripal-incident
skripal-incident
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JonathanReez
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JonathanReez
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JonathanReez
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JonathanReez
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It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
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It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
– Relaxed
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It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
– Relaxed
2 hours ago
It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
– Relaxed
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There have been a number of similar murders linked to Russia, which raised little fuss at the time. However these (with the exception of Litvinenko) were not carried out using poison.
The big fuss is about the use of poison. First, the use of poison (and particularly nerve agents) is banned by international treaty. Second, their use carries significant risk of harm to other people and a major clean-up challenge (Litvinenko, Skripal) for the country where they were used.
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Russia is the big deal.
An example with little to no "big fuss": Turkey. The turkish intelligence services are regularly implicated (and sometimes convicted) in political executions in Europe (examples: London, Paris).
However: Turkey is officially an ally, Russia is not. There's some (short lived) public outcry in the media after each case, and some quiet criticism on government levels, but no sanctions or other lasting repercussions.
It's not about the actions, it's about who is committing them.
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The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
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There have been a number of similar murders linked to Russia, which raised little fuss at the time. However these (with the exception of Litvinenko) were not carried out using poison.
The big fuss is about the use of poison. First, the use of poison (and particularly nerve agents) is banned by international treaty. Second, their use carries significant risk of harm to other people and a major clean-up challenge (Litvinenko, Skripal) for the country where they were used.
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
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There have been a number of similar murders linked to Russia, which raised little fuss at the time. However these (with the exception of Litvinenko) were not carried out using poison.
The big fuss is about the use of poison. First, the use of poison (and particularly nerve agents) is banned by international treaty. Second, their use carries significant risk of harm to other people and a major clean-up challenge (Litvinenko, Skripal) for the country where they were used.
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
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up vote
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up vote
3
down vote
There have been a number of similar murders linked to Russia, which raised little fuss at the time. However these (with the exception of Litvinenko) were not carried out using poison.
The big fuss is about the use of poison. First, the use of poison (and particularly nerve agents) is banned by international treaty. Second, their use carries significant risk of harm to other people and a major clean-up challenge (Litvinenko, Skripal) for the country where they were used.
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
There have been a number of similar murders linked to Russia, which raised little fuss at the time. However these (with the exception of Litvinenko) were not carried out using poison.
The big fuss is about the use of poison. First, the use of poison (and particularly nerve agents) is banned by international treaty. Second, their use carries significant risk of harm to other people and a major clean-up challenge (Litvinenko, Skripal) for the country where they were used.
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
answered 51 mins ago
Paul Johnson
2,3791514
2,3791514
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add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Russia is the big deal.
An example with little to no "big fuss": Turkey. The turkish intelligence services are regularly implicated (and sometimes convicted) in political executions in Europe (examples: London, Paris).
However: Turkey is officially an ally, Russia is not. There's some (short lived) public outcry in the media after each case, and some quiet criticism on government levels, but no sanctions or other lasting repercussions.
It's not about the actions, it's about who is committing them.
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
1
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Russia is the big deal.
An example with little to no "big fuss": Turkey. The turkish intelligence services are regularly implicated (and sometimes convicted) in political executions in Europe (examples: London, Paris).
However: Turkey is officially an ally, Russia is not. There's some (short lived) public outcry in the media after each case, and some quiet criticism on government levels, but no sanctions or other lasting repercussions.
It's not about the actions, it's about who is committing them.
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
1
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Russia is the big deal.
An example with little to no "big fuss": Turkey. The turkish intelligence services are regularly implicated (and sometimes convicted) in political executions in Europe (examples: London, Paris).
However: Turkey is officially an ally, Russia is not. There's some (short lived) public outcry in the media after each case, and some quiet criticism on government levels, but no sanctions or other lasting repercussions.
It's not about the actions, it's about who is committing them.
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
Russia is the big deal.
An example with little to no "big fuss": Turkey. The turkish intelligence services are regularly implicated (and sometimes convicted) in political executions in Europe (examples: London, Paris).
However: Turkey is officially an ally, Russia is not. There's some (short lived) public outcry in the media after each case, and some quiet criticism on government levels, but no sanctions or other lasting repercussions.
It's not about the actions, it's about who is committing them.
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
answered 2 hours ago
janh
24336
24336
1
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
1
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
1
1
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
The outcry in France after the 2013 murders of Kurds was anything but "short-lived"...
– Evargalo
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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It would already be a big deal without that but note that at this point, the poison also killed two British citizens who had nothing to do with the Skripals.
– Relaxed
2 hours ago