Widow of Russian Ex-Spy Calls His Poisoning 'State-Sponsored Crime'

The widow of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian intelligence officer who was poisoned in London in 2006, says a recent British public inquiry shows that the Russian state was behind his slaying, and that his probes into alleged Kremlin ties to organized crime may have played an important role in the decision to kill him. Speaking Monday at the Voice of America's Washington offices, Marina Litvinenko stressed the importance of the British investigation, which was led by Robert...

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