Skripal’s poisoning too unprofessional to be carried out by Russia – Novichok developer

Leonid Rink, one of the developers of the Novichok chemical weapons system, on Tuesday said the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was too unprofessional to have been carried out by alleged Russian agents.

Skripal and his daughter, found unconscious in a Salisbury shopping center in early March, are being treated for exposure to “A234” substance, according to the UK experts, who say it is of Novichok type of military-grade nerve agents.

Meanwhile London has been blaming the incident on Moscow.

“Since all participants of this incident are alive, it is hard to imagine that the Russians are involved in this.

“Such a blatant ignorance of alleged agents is just ridiculous and unacceptable, even an unprofessional Russian agent would not use the one substance of Russian origin and with a Russian name.

“There are plenty of more appropriate substances. Firing at an unimportant target with a rocket and missing is the utmost stupidity,’’ Rink said.

The developer of the chemical weapons added that Russia had no motive, since Skripal, who was part of a U.S.-Russian spy swap in 2010, had no more important information to give to ether Russia or the UK.

“He was of no interest to Moscow. Secondly, the timing is extremely bad for Russia.

“A few days before the presidential election held Sunday and shortly before the FIFA World Cup,’’ Rink concluded.

Moscow has strongly denied all London’s allegations and requested access to the samples of the substance used to poison Skripal and his daughter.

However, London refused to provide the samples.