Post #92

Poisoning may seem like an archaic way to kill, especially when other Kremlin critics have been gunned down. But the confusion and intrigue the method fosters may be the reason it remains in use. “If you’re a regime that is willing to kill enemies at home and abroad, you have to decide on your priorities: ease, subtlety or theatricality,” said Mark Galeotti, director of the London-based firm Mayak Intelligence. “For the second and third, poison is often a good bet." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/21/why-poison-is-weapon-choice-putins-russia/