CCTV News:In March this year, Krippahl, a former "double agent" of Russia, and his daughter were suspected to be "poisoned" in the UK. Britain, the United States and other western countries set off a diplomatic storm with Russia on the pretext that Russia was behind the scenes.
On the 18th, the British side confirmed that Krippahl, who was allegedly poisoned by "Russian-made military-grade nerve agent", had left the hospital. In this regard, Putin once again stressed at the joint press conference after meeting with Merkel that he did not recognize the British claim that "the nerve agent that caused Krippahl’s poisoning reached military grade" — — Because, if it is really a military level, then Krippahl should have died.
Putin said that he was very happy to hear that Krippahl was discharged from the hospital. However, he did not fully agree with the British claim that the nerve agent that poisoned Krippahl reached military grade.
Putin said: "I think that if the nerve agent that poisoned Krippahl was military grade, as claimed by the British government, Krippahl would die on the spot. Military poison is so toxic that the poisoned person will die in a very short time, ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes. He has recovered and discharged from hospital now, and I hope he can live healthily. "
Putin reiterated that Russia hopes to jointly investigate the poisoning incident in Krippahl with the British side, but the British side has never replied.
On the 18th, Russian Ambassador to the UK Jakovenko held a press conference in London, and answered the reporter’s questions about the suspected "poisoning" case of Krippahl’s father and daughter.
Jakovenko said that since the incident, Russia has never been allowed to have contact with the victims, which is a violation of international conventions and is also the most concerned issue for Russia. Jakovenko also said that the British side accused Russia of being related to the poisoning incident in Krippahl, which was contrary to the statement of the national security adviser and was not established.
Alexander Jakovenko: "Another interesting thing is that soon after this incident, the British Prime Minister said in a speech in Parliament that Russia had something to do with it, and then two months later, that is, two weeks ago, the British National Security Adviser told the National Defense Committee in Parliament that there were no suspects. On the one hand, Russia is accused; Two months later, the national security adviser of a senior official said that there were no suspects. We think this is contradictory, which just confirms our conclusion that Russia has nothing to do with this matter. "
Jakovenko also said that political factors may be an important reason for Britain to accuse Russia wrongly. "If you look at Britain’s national security strategy in 2015, Russia is listed as the number one enemy. In Theresa May’s speech last year, her meaning was more obvious. "