In the 1990s , the German Federal Intelligence Service ( BND ) obtained a sample of a Novichok agent from a Russian scientist .
The sample was analysed in Sweden , according to a 2018 Reuters report .
In the 1990s , the German Federal Intelligence Service ( BND ) obtained a sample of a Novichok agent from a Russian scientist , and the sample was analysed in Sweden , according to a 2018 Reuters report .