"The British identify the Russian suspects in the Novitsjok case"

British police have identified several Russian suspects in the nerve gas poisoning case of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter. British media reports this Thursday on the basis of the Press Association press agency, which relies on an anonymous source who would be familiar with the research.

The detectives were able to establish the identity of the suspects with the help of images from security cameras. These images would then be placed next to the lists of people who entered and left the UK in March, when Skripal and his daughter Joelia were poisoned with the Novitsjok nerve gas. "They [de onderzoekers, red.] are certain that they [de verdachten, red.] are from Russia," according to the source against the Press Association.

The message has not yet been officially confirmed. A spokesman for the British police did not want to respond to the Reuters news agency Thursday morning.

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The Skripals have barely survived poisoning. They were found more than four months ago on a bench in the city of Salisbury. Initially, the doctors had little hope of healing, but the father and daughter recovered anyway. Sergej Skripal left the hospital in May, after the dismissal of Yulia.

Developed in the Soviet Union

The poisoning of the Skripal leads to a diplomatic relic between the United Kingdom and Russia. The British accused Russia of being behind the attack before. Novichok was originally developed in the former Soviet Union. The motive would be in the history of Skripal's spying: he was a secret agent for the Russians, but was secretly working for the British MI6 intelligence service. Russia certainly denies that she is involved in the poisoning of Novichoke.

The United Kingdom and Russia repeatedly transgress diplomats. Other Western countries, including the Netherlands, have shown solidarity with the British and have also dismissed Russian officials. The Russians also took countermeasures against that country: two Dutch diplomats had to leave Russia at the end of March.