It is all getting a bit foggy. It gives Niccolò Machiavelli strictly amateur status in comparison to these elaborations.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russia-links-skripal-accusations-to-brexit/article23324899.ece

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/conspiracy-theories-rife-russia-sergei-skripal-poisoning-180313080229802.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-ex-spys-poisoning-eu-action-on-russia-is-far-from-a-sure-thing-1521394000