Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post

4. I also read that the guy was previously jailed for high treason in Russia (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43291394t), so why would they kill him now in the UK if they could have done it long ago and much more quietly in Russia?
As an element of scare tactics - "look what would happen to anyone who would try to defect to the other side. It doesn't matter where they might have fled the sacrosant retaliation will find them anywhere."