Moscow warns of retaliation against Britain's measures over spy poisoning
Source: France 24/AFP
MOSCOW (AFP) -
Moscow warned on Thursday it was preparing to retaliate against the "irresponsible" expulsion of its diplomats from London, as Britain urged its allies to take a stand against Russia over the poisoning of a former spy.
The escalating international scandal is unfolding as former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in critical condition after exposure to the Soviet-designed chemical Novichok on March 4 in the British city of Salisbury.
Britain on Wednesday said it would expel 23 Russian diplomats and suspended high-level contacts over the poisoning, which it has blamed on Russia.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Russia could be directly responsible or may have "lost control" of the nerve agent. She had given Moscow until midnight Tuesday to disclose details of the Novichok programme to the international Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Commit more chemical warfare crimes ?
"Gas" even more Brits ? Syrians ? Who's next ? Ukranians ? The Kurds ?
These people are pure evil. Time to start treating them as such.
Russia's isolation needs to start now.
joshdawg
(2,648 posts)Putin can go f*** himself! trump will help him.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)In fact, it's the worst of the worst.
Skripal, his daughter Yulia and anyone else poisoned (if they live) are NEVER going to fully recover or be the same ever again.
This poison REALLY fucks you up.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Used by Putin against others is an act of war. He also is threatening others with his cyber attacks, which he could escalate into infrastructure targets, anywhere, and at anytime. Putin's threatening the world right now, and this country too, and trump is weak on Russia and Putin. Putin's terrorist attacks also could make others conspiring with him terrorists.