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Disinfo: Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan were poisoned by British doctors

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By the way, this [poisoning] has been the style of the British special services for the past several centuries. Already in the 16th century, British doctors poisoned Ivan the Terrible and his son, Ivan.

Disproof

Conspiracy theory and recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation related to the UK secret services in order to confuse the audience about Russia being behind the Salisbury attack.

According to Britannica, Ivan the Terrible murdered his only viable heir, Ivan, in 1581.

Nothing suggests on British doctors' role in the Ivan the Terrible's death. www.biography.com/people/ivan-the-terrible-9350679,

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  • Reported in: Issue 124
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17/10/2018
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia
  • Keywords: Sergei Skripal
  • Outlet: Pervyi Kanal
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The Georgian Embassy to the United States has condemned the news as a fake. “Dissemination of disinformation from a doubtful private blog is a classic example to cast shadow over the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership, which is developing extremely positively over the past years and has reached its highest level. Ambassador Bolton’s visit to Georgia was extremely successful and in the wake of this visit our bilateral strategic partnership is acquiring new scales, including in terms of defense and security cooperation.”

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