West calls on Russia to explain nerve toxin attack on former double agent
West calls on Russia to explain nerve toxin attack on former double agent
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain, the United States, Germany and France jointly called on Russia on Thursday to explain a military-grade nerve toxin attack in England on a former Russian double agent, which they said threatened Western security.
Reuters
Reuters
U.K. Points Finger at Russia's Putin Over Nerve Agent Attack
U.K. Points Finger at Russia's Putin Over Nerve Agent Attack
The U.K.’s top diplomat pointed the finger directly at Vladimir Putin, saying it was “overwhelmingly likely” that he personally ordered the nerve-agent attack on British soil.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
UK points finger at Putin over nerve-agent attack
UK points finger at Putin over nerve-agent attack
LONDON _ The U.K.'s top diplomat pointed the finger directly at Vladimir Putin, saying it was "overwhelmingly likely" that he personally ordered the nerve-agent attack on British soil.
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
Jeremy Corbyn defies critics and calls for calm over Russia
Labour leader warns against ‘McCarthyite intolerance of dissent’ after nerve agent attack
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Russia vows to respond to Britain over spy attack 'any minute'
Moscow (AFP) - Moscow said Friday it could hit back at Britain at "any minute" with its own raft of punitive measures after the West blamed Russia directly for a nerve agent attack on a former double agent.
AFP
AFP
Moscow warns of retaliation against Britain's measures over spy poisoning
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.
AFP
AFP