Among the many Putin critics to have allegedly been poisoned are Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter, who were the targets of an alleged nerve-agent attack in Britain by Russian operatives. Other Putin critics have died under mysterious circumstances. A Putin spokesman on Monday played down Trump’s comments and suggested that the president may have misspoken. Saudi Arabia has denied any involvement, despite mounting evidence that the Saudi regime was implicated in the case. Trump also mused that “maybe these could have been rogue killers” and said that the Saudi king had firmly denied any involvement.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2018 19:48 UTC