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May 3, 2025 23 mins
This is a bonus episode, from English Learning For Curious Minds.

Today's episode is part 3 of a 3-part series about Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Part 1 was released two Saturdays ago - titled "Vladimir Putin - Russia's Modern Tsrar"
Part 2 was released last Saturday.- titled "A Double Agent’s Narrow Escape"

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In part three of our three-part series on Putin & Poison, two men attempted to kill ex-spy Sergey Skripal in a sleepy English town using the deadly nerve agent Novichok.

In this episode, we’ll discover how this brazen attack unfolded and the trail of evidence it left pointing directly to the Russian state.

  • Overview of Salisbury, England• Unconscious discovery of Skripal and daughter
  • Skripal’s past as a double agent
  • Identification of Russian suspects Petrov and Boshirov
  • Crime method: Novichok on Skripal’s door handle
  • Innocent victim poisoned with contaminated perfume
  • British involvement and diplomatic consequences with Russia
  • Suspects’ failed TV interview and exposure
  • Final implicating evidence against the Russian state

Transcript : https://bit.ly/ELFCMSkripal

English Learning for Curios Minds website :  https://www.leonardoenglish.com
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