Kremlin critic to be questioned in spy poisoning probe

Self-exiled tycoon and Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky said he would be questioned in London today by Russian prosecutors conducting their own inquiry into the poisoning death of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko.

The Russian Embassy said earlier this week that Russian prosecutors were in London for discussions with British police about cooperation with their probe into the death of Litvinenko, a friend and associate of Berezovsky who died on November 23 after being exposed to a lethal dose of radioactive polonium-210 in London.

British investigators visited Moscow in December to question key figures in the investigation.

Russian prosecutors, who opened their own investigation, said they wanted to conduct inquiries in London, visit several sites and question about 100 people including Berezovsky.

Berezovsky, who had repeatedly said he would only meet with Russia investigators if his security was assured.