Marina Litvinenko
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Marina Litvinenko is an activist dedicated to uncovering the truth behind her husband's poisoning and advocating for accountability in the face of political corruption. This interview reveals her resilience and determination to protect her family's legacy while navigating the complexities of international politics.
“I'm a city person, yes. And when you move to London, what is great city as well? You just don't feel you have something to regret about. But it's about your friends, people. But I have less and less people I might be missing. And it's not Moscow anymore for what I left. Moscow was always very tough city to live.”
“I'll tell you even more if you like it maybe don't like it. But when Sash was waiting for his travel document in Georgia, he get out from Russia to Georgia. It was easier. Couldn't get out from Russia anyway.”
“In some way, yes. And I had a lot of nice friends and place in Ukraine, and actually it was for winter hiking. And I believed it's a good time to go. I have a break in February. I knew it was a little bit unsafe in some way, but it was too far from east. And if something happened, I knew I would be safe.”
“I have no point. Only one moment when Sasha became more rapidly worse, I had just one second if Sasha will die. And after that, I was crying. I saw Sasha is fighting for his life. He tried to make everything what he could to say to police because police investigation already started.”
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