Yes, it was the Russians.
You have my word.

right on the doorstep of the uk biggest army base

Reports in Russia suggested that Mr Skripal was originally recruited by MI6 in Tallinn, Estonia, and may have lectured on the KGB tactics since moving to Britain.

During his years working for MI6, the balding spy unmasked dozens of agents threatening Western interests.

Col Skripal was so well-connected that even after his retirement from his spy service in 1999 he continued to pass exceptional secrets to London by staying in touch with his former colleagues as a reservist officer.


After Col Skripal's conviction, one official said: 'His activities caused a significant blow to Russia's external security.'

Chief military prosecutor Sergei Fridinsky said: 'It is impossible to measure in roubles or anything else the amount of harm caused by Skripal.'

State-run TV in Russia even compared him to the legendary Soviet double agent Oleg Penkovsky, who spied for Britain and the US during the height of the Cold War.

The self righteous indignation from our politicians and media is nauseating.

How many civilians have we killed in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq in recent times? Maybe those deaths don't count.. How many agents have we bumped off around the world? Or are weallowed to because we're the 'good guys'.

Not really no. People are being killed on our streets every week.

The Russians have probably targeted this spy just like we do the same to our rogue spies abroad. It's awful but this stuff happens.

I'm more concerned at our hideous foreign policy that has/is killing hundreds of thousands.

whataboutery, the standard response of the putinbot.  And copied by the far right.

dave - is it any surprise that our Home Office and Border Agency fail to keep people safe? Where's the criticism of them??

We import criminals all the time and we have home grown jihadists blowing us up. Now we have a Russian agent (probably) trying to kill another Russian agent on UK soil. Forgive me if I'm not outraged nor surprised. Anyone can seemingly enter our country.

We have a wealth of recent experience of attacking sovereign states and removing their leaders,whilst decimating their people. The OTT coverage of this story whilst ignoring our war mongering troubles me.

Here is another conspiracy theory to add to the list A_T

Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to consultant who was linked to the Trump dossier

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/07/poisoned-russian-spy-sergei-skripal-close-consultant-linked/

All that matters
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o0rAvZtM7w

Ch 4 now :

Bill Browder....solid !

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http://www.channel4.com/now/c4