The widow of a murdered Russian spy continues to try to bring her husband’s killers to justice. Marina Litvinenko is the widow of Alexander Litvinenko. She spoke at the VOA offices this month. Ms. Litvinenko displayed a thick document showing that a British court said the death of her husband was murder. The court said the murder was probably ordered by Russia’s top leaders. Alexander Litvinenko was an intelligence agent of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB. He was granted asylum in Britain in 2000. He became a well-known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was said to have started working with British intelligence officials, providing details of Russia’s organized crime networks and of President Putin himself. On November 1, 2006, Litvinenko had tea at a London hotel with two men from the FSB, Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun. Litvinenko’s cup of tea contained Polonium 210, a radioactive element that can only be made in a nuclear reactor. Litvinenko died 23 days later.
Title: Widow of Russian Spy Fights for Justice
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data-start-time='22417' data-end-time='33333'>Ms. Litvinenko displayed a thick document showing that a British court said the death of her husband was murder. </span> <span data-start-time='33333' data-end-time='41063'>The court said the murder was probably ordered by Russia’s top leaders.</span> <span data-start-time='41063' data-end-time='52313'>Alexander Litvinenko was an intelligence agent of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB. </span> <span data-start-time='52313' data-end-time='57271'>He was granted asylum in Britain in 2000. </span> <span data-start-time='57271' data-end-time='63354'>He became a well-known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. </span> <span data-start-time='63354' data-end-time='77438'>He was said to have started working with British intelligence officials, providing details of Russia’s organized crime networks and of President Putin himself.</span> <span data-start-time='77438' data-end-time='91563'>On November 1, 2006, Litvinenko had tea at a London hotel with two men from the FSB, Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun. </span> <span data-start-time='91563' data-end-time='104229'>Litvinenko’s cup of tea contained Polonium 210, a radioactive element that can only be made in a nuclear reactor. </span> <span data-start-time='104229' data-end-time='108625'>Litvinenko died 23 days later.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/938/wid_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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