Putin likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack, exiled oligarch says

"Khodorkovsky predicted that Putin was likely to mass troops on the border of a Nato country such as Estonia, to flex his muscles and said he believed that Russian security services were planning an attack similar to the 2018 Salisbury Novichok poisonings to destabilise the UK."

"The goal [...] would not just be to get rid of certain people but to create a sense of vulnerability in the west. Like it was in Salisbury, Khodorkovsky said. It's not important whether the victim dies or not, what's important is that the sense of vulnerability has been created."

"What is clear is that there is going to be some kind of pressure and it will take a similar form [to Salisbury]. Putin had chosen as his main enemy the UK, Khodorkvosky added."

"Khodorkovsky said the UK government's best strategy to prevent any further incidents similar to Salisbury may be to go on the offensive against the Russian security services."

Mikhail Khodorkovsky warns that Vladimir Putin could orchestrate a Salisbury-style attack on the UK if the government does not adopt more aggressive measures against Russia. He believes Putin is likely to mass troops near NATO countries and that Russian security services are planning destabilizing actions similar to the 2018 Novichok poisonings. Khodorkovsky emphasizes the importance of creating a sense of vulnerability in the West and suggests that the UK should adopt an offensive strategy against Russian security services to prevent further incidents.

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