"You know, it's more likely that the moon will become part of the Earth, than that I will be extradited from Russia," Andrei Lugovoi said.
One of two men suspected of poisoning former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has scorned the conclusions of a UK inquiry into the former spy's murder.
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Litvinenko died on 23 November 2006, six years after defecting to the West and a month after being made a naturalised British citizen.
Former KGB agents Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun murdered Litvinenko by administering the highly radioactive isotope polonium-210 to him via a pot of tea in a London hotel, the inquiry concluded, adding that Russian president Vladimir Putin "probably" personally ordered the murder to take place.
"I am very sorry that 10 years on nothing new has been presented, only invention, supposition, rumours," Lugovoi told the BBC.
"And the fact that such words as 'possibly' and 'probably' were used in the report means there is no proof, nothing concrete against us."
Alexander Litvinenko pictured days before his death on 23 November 2006.
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Lugovoi added: "You know, it's more likely that the moon will become part of the Earth than that I will be extradited from Russia – it's just impossible.
"You should understand correctly; if London 10 years ago accused me of something that carries a life sentence, what normal person would go to London to prove themselves?
"I'm Russian. Why should I trust you? I trust the Russian justice system."
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