While I am struggling to see a Russian motive for damaging its own international reputation so grievously, Israel has a clear motivation for damaging the Russian reputation.

On the Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, a Russian-born (former) double agent and his daughter, were taken seriously ill in Salibury on 4 March 2018. The official British government findings identifying Russia as responsible was shared by 28 other countries.