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- ↑ Foundation Set Up to Seek Justice for Ex-K.G.B. Spy, by Alan Cowell, New York Times, April 3, 2007
- ↑ "Berezovsky launches Litvinenko foundation". April 3, 2007 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ Litvinenko's widow appeals for inquest funding. BBC News, 17 October 2011
