Putin demands Russian consular access to Yulia Skripal
(The Guardian Russia)

Moscow wants role in investigation into poisoning of former spy and his daughterVladimir Putin has demanded that Russian officials be given consular access to Yulia Skripal and that Russian law enforcement agencies take part in the investigation into her poisoning with a military-grade nerve agent.Skripal and her father, Sergei, a former double agent who was released from a Russian prison in a spy swap with the UK in 2010, were poisoned with novichok in Salisbury in March. Related: Rise of far-right in Italy and Austria gives Putin some friends in the west Continue reading...