UK sanctions Russian labs and people over chemical weapons used on Navalny and Skripal

The UK sanctioned nine Russian individuals and entities for developing chemical weapons used in attacks on Alexei Navalny and Sergei Skripal. The sanctions target two scientific institutes and officials linked to toxins like epibatidine and Novichok. The UK also criticized Russia's 'unsafe' approach to Royal Navy vessels in the Arctic and intercepted a Russian Bear-F aircraft near a British carrier strike group.