Russian counter-propaganda exploiting UK weaknesses over spy poisoning

Scientific research and political rhetoric operate at different velocities, leaving a gap that Moscow has exploited A diplomatic drive in the UK to corner Russia for the Sergei Skripal poisoning has been set back in the past 24 hours, due in part to self-inflicted wounds – notably Boris Johnson’s loose language – but also to Russia’s ability to keep up a relentless counter-propaganda assault that British ministers seem unable to match.The controversy underlines how rapidl