The widow of Alexander Litvinenko has submitted a claim against Russia to the European court of human rights (ECHR), seeking €3.5m (£3.1m) in compensation for his murder by radiation poisoning in London. Russia, like the UK, is a member of the Council of Europe, which oversees the ECHR. Alexander Litvinenko Litvinenko drank tea laced with polonium-210 at a hotel in Mayfair, central London, where he had met two Russian intelligence officers. Sergei Skripal Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived being poisoned with novichok in Salisbury, England. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PAIn her compensation claim, Litvinenko is seekingabout €2m in loss of earnings that her husband, and she would have made through their work.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2020 13:11 UTC