'Simply A Scumbag': Putin Calls Ex-Spy Skripal A 'Traitor'
- By Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lashed out at former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, calling him a "scumbag" and "traitor to his homeland." Putin made the comments on October 3 at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow. Britain accuses Russia of poisoning Skripal with a weapons-grade nerve agent in England.
