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Alex Salmond refuses to say whether Russia was to blame for Salisbury poisonings
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has refused four times to say whether he believes Russia was behind the Salisbury poisonings.
Mr Salmond, who has formed a new pro-independence party ahead of next month s Scottish elections, hosts The Alex Salmond Show each week on RT - a Russian state-controlled TV network.
In 2019, RT - formerly known as Russia Today - was fined by Ofcom for a serious breach of impartiality rules.
Here s the background to the politician s history with Russia:
What are Alex Salmond’s links to Russia? Alex Salmond began presenting a programme on RT (formerly known as Russia Today), the Russian state owned broadcaster, in 2017. He was criticised by a range of politicians for agreeing to work with the company. His successor as SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has previously said she would have advised against teaming up with the channel, widely considered a vehicle for ‘Kremlin propaganda’. The Russia Today website describes The Alex Salmond show as a platform on which Mr Salmond “vows to battle the mainstream media narrative” and take the news “out of the Westminster nexus”.
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