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Russian Duo Wanted Over Double Agent Poisoning Are Linked to Czech Explosion On 4/18/21 at 9:56 AM EDT Czech Republic officials have linked two Russians, already suspected of poisoning a former double agent in the U.K. in 2018, to a deadly explosion in October 2014. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov have been named by Czech investigators who are looking into the explosion at an ammunition depot that killed two workers. The blast was so strong it blew out windows in nearby buildings and the remains of two men—aged 56 and 69—were only found more than a month later. Petrov and Boshirov, w...

Hamáček to discuss Russian explosion case with EU foreign ministers

Petříček, fired last Monday, knew about Russian explosion connection

A planned trip to Moscow on Monday by Czech interior minister and acting foreign minister Jan Hamáček will not take place, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš confirmed on Friday evening. The news site iDnes.cz had earlier reported that Mr. Babiš had put the kibosh on the trip, during which Mr. Hamáček was due to discuss possible deliveries of the Russian-made Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V once it wins EU approval. Both the prime minister and members of the opposition had criticised Mr. Hamáček’s planned mission, with Mr. Babiš saying vaccines were not part of his agenda. On Saturday Mr. Ham�...

Czech police hunt two men with names matching Skripal suspects News follows announcement of expulsion of 18 Russia diplomats identified as spies linked to 2014 blast that killed two people Czech authorities are searching for two men with the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, which match those used by the two suspects in the attempted Salisbury poisoning of 2018. Photograph: Met police/EPA Czech authorities are searching for two men with the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, which match those used by the two suspects in the attempted Salisbury poisoning of 2018. Photograph...