Murray is not the most... reliable person ever, though. He certainly engages in some odd conspiracy theories (see, for example, his stance that Russia was not responsible for using Novichok in Salisbury in 2018)
Yes, I don't know how reliable I find his theories, but they are interesting. I can't see who else would have done the poisonings if not Russia (and he is surprisingly pro-Russia) but he does raise other interesting questions, such as how the Head Nurse of the British Army seemed to be just in the right place to administer aid to the first two victims:
His coverage of when "diplomat" Ann Sacoolas ran over and killed Harry Dunn has been interesting as well (I put diplomat in parentheses because he makes a case that she is not entitled to diplomatic immunity)
Like I say, I read his stuff and I can't believe he ever became a UK ambassador, and I'm not with him politically but there is always a place for people poking their noses into the actions of states.
"see, for example, his stance that Russia was not responsible for using Novichok in Salisbury in 2018"
I don't know anyhing about Murray, but tell me again, what was the evidence again, that the russian government was behind it? And for what reason? And why with a substance they are famous for? And not just a bullet/car accident?
Why use a very deadly secret toxin? (which happened to not be so deadly apparently)
(And a substance btw. where the formula got out and is in posession for examlple of western agencies)
The Russian government is determined to not quite assassinate people with a toxin that is uniquely associated with them. They do this to defend against "the opposition", which gets stronger and injected with more foreign state support every time this happens. It's difficult to understand the minds of dictators.
Not so deadly compared to how deadly it is supposed to be.
Wikipedia
"The median lethal dose for inhaled A-234 has been estimated as 7 mg/m3 for two minute exposure (minute volume of 15 l, slight activity).[67] The median lethal dose for inhaled A-230, likely the most toxic liquid Novichok, has been estimated as between 1.9 and 3 mg/m3 for two minute exposure. "
That is a very low dose to kill and should have had much more casualties, than a drug addict spraying around lots of it.
But yes, maybe a different formula was used and maybe it was on Putins order who cares maybe more for inner strength and scaring dissidents, than international PR. I don't know. I just know that I do not trust british intelligence sources either.
The most plausible explenation I heard so far is, that it was carried out by the russian oligarchie on a different motivation. Tied to the criminal underground. But it is all a fog of desinformation.
