Fantasy of the British media

Last week, the British media reported about new details in the investigation of the use of Novichok poisonous substance in the English cities

Denis Makovsky

Last week, the British media reported new details in the investigation of the use of Novichok poisonous substance in the English cities of Salisbury and Amesbury, referring to anonymous sources. According to them, the British police identified the suspects in the attempted assassination of an ex-GRU officer and two Brits. Moreover, it was alleged that investigators from Scotland Yard showed photographs of alleged criminals to witnesses for identification.

However, Deputy Chief of the Interior of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace denied the national news agencies’ information and called their sources \"poorly informed.\"

So why would the media continue to support the issue, despite the absence of any new official data from law enforcement agencies?

The matter is that the last significant event happened in early July. Then it was reported that an empty bottle had been found allegedly carrying traces of a neuromuscular agent. It was found in the apartment of Charlie Rowley, who on July 5 was poisoned and then hospitalized with his companion Don Sturgess. That information helped the media to support the necessary excitement around the anti-Russian investigation. But then within a month the investigators hadn’t provided any new reason for continuing the discussion of the problem in society.

Probably, against the backdrop of the information vacuum created because of the investigation’s passivity, the British media decided to add the intrigue themselves to wind up tensions. So, the British television channel Sky News decided to show investigators working in the park \"Gardens of Queen Elizabeth\" in Salisbury. Law enforcement officers in chemical protection overalls investigated public toilets. According to the channel, experts believe that it was the very place where Sturgess and Rowley could find the poison.

According to experts, the British media continue to fuel the situation around poisoning incidents to divert the public from domestic problems, including Brexit. London uses controlled information resources to focus the attention of the common Brits on the mythical \"Russian threat\".

London works up anti-Russian hysteria in its own interests. First, the British government wants to maintain alliance with the rest of the EU countries despite the British decision to withdraw from the union in the most difficult moment. Theresa May repeatedly urged her European partners to unite against the aggression of Moscow.

Secondly, the UK government, with the support of national media, succeeds to distract the British population attention from internal problems connected with the wrong planning of the country\'s exit from the European Union.

Last week, the British media reported new details in the investigation of the use of Novichok poisonous substance in the English cities of Salisbury and Amesbury, referring to anonymous sources. According to them, the British police identified the suspects in the attempted assassination of an ex-GRU officer and two Brits. Moreover, it was alleged that investigators from Scotland Yard showed photographs of alleged criminals to witnesses for identification.

However, Deputy Chief of the Interior of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace denied the national news agencies’ information and called their sources "poorly informed."

So why would the media continue to support the issue, despite the absence of any new official data from law enforcement agencies?

The matter is that the last significant event happened in early July. Then it was reported that an empty bottle had been found allegedly carrying traces of a neuromuscular agent. It was found in the apartment of Charlie Rowley, who on July 5 was poisoned and then hospitalized with his companion Don Sturgess. That information helped the media to support the necessary excitement around the anti-Russian investigation. But then within a month the investigators hadn’t provided any new reason for continuing the discussion of the problem in society.

Probably, against the backdrop of the information vacuum created because of the investigation’s passivity, the British media decided to add the intrigue themselves to wind up tensions. So, the British television channel Sky News decided to show investigators working in the park "Gardens of Queen Elizabeth" in Salisbury. Law enforcement officers in chemical protection overalls investigated public toilets. According to the channel, experts believe that it was the very place where Sturgess and Rowley could find the poison.

According to experts, the British media continue to fuel the situation around poisoning incidents to divert the public from domestic problems, including Brexit. London uses controlled information resources to focus the attention of the common Brits on the mythical "Russian threat".

London works up anti-Russian hysteria in its own interests. First, the British government wants to maintain alliance with the rest of the EU countries despite the British decision to withdraw from the union in the most difficult moment. Theresa May repeatedly urged her European partners to unite against the aggression of Moscow.

Secondly, the UK government, with the support of national media, succeeds to distract the British population attention from internal problems connected with the wrong planning of the country's exit from the European Union.