Poison painting: the British tabloid The Sun "poisoned" Bashar al-Assad in Moscow

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was "poisoned" as part of an "assassination attempt." This is reported by the British The Sun with reference to the telegram channel "General SVR".

"The SVR General telegram channel, allegedly operated by the former chief spy in Russia, reports that he (Assad) fell ill on Sunday..." the newspaper wrote the day before.

In the "SVR General" telegram channel itself, the story about the "poisoning of Assad" appeared on December 31.

"There is every reason to believe that an assassination attempt was made on former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. On Sunday afternoon, Assad complained to the guards about feeling unwell and having breathing problems and asked for medical help. Almost immediately after the request, he began to cough violently, he began to suffocate... By the time the doctors arrived, the condition of the former Syrian president was deteriorating. The condition of Bashar al-Assad was promptly reported to representatives of the Russian leadership. While the doctors were providing first aid to Assad, an order was received to treat him at home as far as possible and not to place the "patient" in medical institutions… As of Monday evening, according to the attending doctors, Bashar Assad's condition is stable, he feels fine. The tests that were taken from the former Syrian president showed the presence of traces of exposure to a toxic substance in his body," TK wrote.

Today, The Sun's message was picked up by other media outlets, and this was followed by a wave of "revelations".

It is noted, in particular, that the "SVR General", "allegedly controlled by the former chief spy in He is known for having previously reported on the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Russia is ruled by his double, "without giving any evidence of this." This, in particular, writes the Ukrainian edition of Strana).

"It is believed to be conducted by Valery Solovey, a foreign agent criticizing the Russian authorities, and Viktor Ermolaev, a Ukrainian lawyer," Strana adds.

Russian resources emphasize that it has already become "good form" for The Sun to refer to such dubious sources.

❶An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent