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Britain gives Moscow 1 day to explain alleged use of nerve agent from Russia

109 views · Published 12 March 2018 · 1:03 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Civil Disturbia · 2018 · News & Politics

Britain has given Moscow a little over 1 day (36 hours) to explain the alleged use of a military-grade nerve agent from Russia to poison former double agent Sergei Skripal. PM Theresa May is giving an update to MPs on the incident.

She said it was "highly likely" the attack was either a direct act by the Russian state on Britain, or the Russian government allowed its nerve agent 'Novichok' to get into the wrong hands. “The government has concluded that it is highly likely that Russia was responsible,” she said.

"Either this was a direct act by the Russian State against our country, or the Russian government lost control of this potentially catastrophically damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others."

She added that Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, summoned the Russian ambassador to the foreign office on Monday. He said Russia must explain which of the two possible explanations is the correct one. She says the ambassador must reply by the end of Tuesday.

SOURCE: The internet

Britain gives Moscow 1 day to explain alleged use of nerve agent from Russia

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