Putin describes ex-Russian spy poisoned in Britain as `scum` who betrayed his homeland
(LA Times Dodgers)

Sergei Skripal, the former Russian spy who was poisoned in Britain with a Soviet-made nerve agent, is a `traitor` and `scum,` Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. `Some media outlets are trying to put forward the idea that Skripal was practically a human rights defender,` Putin said...