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Vladimir Putin 'probably' approved Alexander Litvinenko killing in London

President Vladimir Putin "probably" approved the assassination of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, a public inquiry has found.

Sir Robert Owen's report said Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun were probably acting under the direction of Moscow's FSB intelligence service when they poisoned him with radioactive polonium 210 at the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair in 2006.

The Home Secretary said the Russian ambassador will be summoned to the Foreign Office to be told about the Government’s anger about the case.

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Litvinenko inquiry report sparks diplomatic row

Sir Robert Owen's report following a public inquiry into the murder of Alexander Litvinenko has now caused a major diplomatic row between Russia and the UK.

Mr Litvinenko's widow, Marina, is calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to take action against President Vladimir Putin after the report concluded that he "probably" approved the assassination.

However Russia says the report is a white-wash.

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship spoke to Mr Litvinenko's widow after the report was published:

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