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POPSLitvinenko Murder Suspect Lugovoy Makes Peace Offer “What was beneficial for Russia out of this situation? Russia didn’t gain anything from it,” he insisted. The Director of Public Prosecutions has ruled that Scotland Yard had sufficient evidence to charge Mr Lugovoy with murder. The pair are clearly frustrated at their position. Mr Lugovoy cannot travel outside Russia for fear of arrest; Mr Kovtun’s status remains uncertain because of the German inquiry.
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POPSGeorgian Billionaire Found Dead In Surrey Feared Plots Russian Alexander Litvinenko also had links with the Georgian businessman. Sources in Tbilisi have told The Times that he stayed at Mr Patarkatshvili's residence in Georgia en route to Turkey when he fled Russia to seek asylum in London in 2000. Russian prosecutors claim that Mr Litvinenko also visited Mr Patarkatsishvili as well as Mr Berezovsky in London shortly before he was poisoned. They accuse Mr Berezovsky of involvement in the murder of the former Federal Security Service (FSB) agent as part of a plot to damage President Putin's international image.