Lugovoy allegations could harm Moscow-London relations

The chief suspect in the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko today claimed that British intelligence services had a hand in the poisoning – an assertion likely to further damage relations between Moscow and London.

Andrei Lugovoy told a news conference he had evidence to back up his claim but would only give details to Russian investigators. Lugovoy, himself a former KGB agent, met with Litvinenko in London hours before he fell ill in November.