Putin 'probably' approved radiation killing of Russian spy in London
Verdict in public inquiry into assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006.
The findings of an inquiry into former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko's death will be revealed on Thursday, nearly a decade after he was poisoned.
Sir Robert Owen's six-month inquiry was tasked with identifying where responsibility for Mr Litvinenko's death lies and is expected to set out "appropriate recommendations". It cannot make any findings of liability or award compensation.
Mr Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who left Russia and claimed asylum in the UK in 2000, died in November 2006, aged 43, after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium in a London hotel.
Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitri Kovtun are suspected of poisoning Mr Litvinenko during a business meeting, but deny any involvement and attempts to extradite the pair have failed.
Photos of Mr Litvinenko taken shortly after the poisoning took place show him lying gaunt in a bed at University College Hospital. On his deathbed, Mr Litvinenko accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of ordering his assassination - an allegation the Kremlin denies.