2018 ⟶ Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in England

Four people are poisoned with a nerve agent, one fatally, in...
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🔪 Assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme

February 28: Assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden.⟶
Assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (1986)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceCold WarPrime MinisterInternational Relations
SwedenSweden

🇷🇺 Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

July 10: Boris Yeltsin becomes the first President of Russia.⟶
Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1991)
Cold WarSoviet UnionBoris YeltsinPresidencyDemocracy
RussiaRussia

☢️ Alexander Litvinenko Dies from Polonium-210 Poisoning

November 1: Former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko dies from poisoning in the UK.⟶
Alexander Litvinenko Dies from Polonium-210 Poisoning (2006)
AssassinationEspionageCold WarPolitical IntrigueHuman RightsIntelligence AgenciesPoisoningInternational Relations
United KingdomUnited KingdomRussiaRussia

🔪 Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov

Assassination of Boris Nemtsov.⟶
Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov (2015)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceOppositionHuman RightsVladimir Putin
RussiaRussia

🧪 Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in England

Four people are poisoned with a nerve agent, one fatally, in Salisbury and Amesbury, England in a suspected Russian assassination attempt.⟶
Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in England (2018)
AssassinationEspionageCold WarInternational Relations
United KingdomUnited KingdomRussiaRussia