Politics and polonium: opera commemorates poisoned ex-Russian spy Litvinenko | AFP

The shocking image of a violently ill Alexander Litvinenko as he lay dying from radioactive poisoning in a London hospital bed is how much of the world remembers the ex Russian spy. But a new opera in London based on a book by his wife Marina and composed by former London financier, Anthony Bolton seeks to tell more of his story. A British public inquiry in 2016 concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “probably approved“ Litvinenko’s killing, which it said was likely to have been FSB-directed, but no one has ever been brought to justice. Subscribe to AFP and activate your notifications to get the latest news 🔔