Head of the SVR: Litvinenko was killed to discredit Russia

The head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Lebedev, rejected the possibility of involving his organization in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. He stated this interview published on Wednesday in Komsomolskaya Pravda.

“Neither he has nothing to do with the SVR, nor we have nothing to do with him,” he said. “Therefore, all these rumors were sent to the West to the West or, conversely, sent to the next world - complete nonsense.”

“There is reason to believe that Litvinenko was removed in order to commit a political provocation against Russia,” Lebedev said. “In London, one of the defendants in this case, whose surname is heard, recently stated:“ My goal is to discredit the current leadership and the president personally, and I will achieve this goal. ”

Lebedev emphasized that “external intelligence is not engaged in“ Walking Affairs ”, the corresponding units of the service were abolished in the 50s of the last century.