POISONED RUSSIAN SPY LINKED TO TRUMP-RUSSIA DOSSIER AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER STEELE
The former Russian double agent authorities believe was poisoned with a nerve agent in the U.K. reportedly has links to the former British intelligence officer who authored the infamous Donald Trump–Russia dossier that has overshadowed the U.S. president throughout his time in office.
Sergei Skripal, who, along with his daughter, Yulia, was discovered unconscious Sunday at a Salisbury shopping center in England, had a close relationship with an unnamed security consultant who worked for Christopher Steele’s Orbis Business Intelligence, The Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Both Skripal, 66, and his daughter remain in intensive care. They were attacked with an as-yet-unidentified nerve agent that also left the first police officer to respond in serious condition.
The report withheld the security consultant’s name but stated he knew Skripal for some time and lived near him in Salisbury, while citing a LinkedIn account as confirmation that the consultant worked for Orbis. Steele’s Orbis was hired by Fusion GPS in 2016 to research Trump.
The timing of the attack on Skripal reportedly perplexed British counterterrorism police and MI5 officials. Skripal has lived in Salisbury since 2010, after he was released from a Russian penal colony following a spy swap between Russia and the U.K. Russia originally imprisoned Skripal for treason, and he was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2006.
The former Russian double agent authorities believe was poisoned with a nerve agent in the U.K. reportedly has links to the former British intelligence officer who authored the infamous Donald Trump–Russia dossier that has overshadowed the U.S. president throughout his time in office.
Sergei Skripal, who, along with his daughter, Yulia, was discovered unconscious Sunday at a Salisbury shopping center in England, had a close relationship with an unnamed security consultant who worked for Christopher Steele’s Orbis Business Intelligence, The Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Both Skripal, 66, and his daughter remain in intensive care. They were attacked with an as-yet-unidentified nerve agent that also left the first police officer to respond in serious condition.
The report withheld the security consultant’s name but stated he knew Skripal for some time and lived near him in Salisbury, while citing a LinkedIn account as confirmation that the consultant worked for Orbis. Steele’s Orbis was hired by Fusion GPS in 2016 to research Trump.
The timing of the attack on Skripal reportedly perplexed British counterterrorism police and MI5 officials. Skripal has lived in Salisbury since 2010, after he was released from a Russian penal colony following a spy swap between Russia and the U.K. Russia originally imprisoned Skripal for treason, and he was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2006.
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