March 15, 2018 / 1:29 PM / Updated 2 hours ago

Russia's Lavrov says motive behind spy poisoning in UK may be to complicate World Cup -Ifax

Reuters Staff

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A motive behind the poisoning of a former double agent in England may have been to complicate Russia’s hosting of this summer’s soccer World Cup, Interfax quoted Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Reporting by Polina Ivanova; Writing by Andrey Ostroukh; editing by John Stonestreet

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