There's never been much doubt in the western media, but then again the western media maintains the pretence that Russia isn't factionalized and Putin has absolute power over all ex-FSB/KGB members (Putin isn't unhappy with this characterization; he'd rather be seen as a monster than powerless).
The western media isn't coy about bringing up that Lugovoy is a member of the Duma but they usually leave out the fact that he belongs to the far right Liberal Democratic Party and is not a member of Putin's United Russia.
If the situations were reversed - let's say an ex-CIA agent killed Edward Snowden (noted critic of Obama) and was subsequently elected as Republican senator would you automatically assume that Obama ordered the attack?
There's never been much doubt in the western media, but then again the western media maintains the pretence that Russia isn't factionalized and Putin has absolute power over all ex-FSB/KGB members (Putin isn't unhappy with this characterization; he'd rather be seen as a monster than powerless).
The western media isn't coy about bringing up that Lugovoy is a member of the Duma but they usually leave out the fact that he belongs to the far right Liberal Democratic Party and is not a member of Putin's United Russia.
If the situations were reversed - let's say an ex-CIA agent killed Edward Snowden (noted critic of Obama) and was subsequently elected as Republican senator would you automatically assume that Obama ordered the attack?