UK, Russia trade barbs over poisoning of British couple in Amesbury
- 6 years ago
Britain and Russia have traded accusations about the latest nerve agent poisoning in southwest England.
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British detectives are trying to trace a contaminated item handled by a British couple in Amesbury, who remain critically ill at a hospital in Salisbury.
London believes the nerve agent used was Novichok - the same military-grade nerve agent used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March.
London blames Russia for that attack, but Moscow denies involvement.
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid demanded Moscow explain the latest incident.
"…..It is now time that the Russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on….. It is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison."
He also reassured the public that both areas of the poisoning have been decontaminated and pose no significant risk.
The accusations sparked a defiant response from Moscow.
"For the sake of safety of the residents of our continent, we are calling on the government of Theresa May to stop intrigues and games with poisonous chemical agents, and to stop creating obstacles for the joint investigation of what happened on the British territory to Russian residents."
The Kremlin has again vehemently denied involvement in both poisonings, demanding London that it be part of the investigation.
As of yet, both countries have not provided any concrete evidence on both the Amesbury and Salisbury cases to back up their claims against each other.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what's the latest?
British detectives are trying to trace a contaminated item handled by a British couple in Amesbury, who remain critically ill at a hospital in Salisbury.
London believes the nerve agent used was Novichok - the same military-grade nerve agent used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March.
London blames Russia for that attack, but Moscow denies involvement.
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid demanded Moscow explain the latest incident.
"…..It is now time that the Russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on….. It is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison."
He also reassured the public that both areas of the poisoning have been decontaminated and pose no significant risk.
The accusations sparked a defiant response from Moscow.
"For the sake of safety of the residents of our continent, we are calling on the government of Theresa May to stop intrigues and games with poisonous chemical agents, and to stop creating obstacles for the joint investigation of what happened on the British territory to Russian residents."
The Kremlin has again vehemently denied involvement in both poisonings, demanding London that it be part of the investigation.
As of yet, both countries have not provided any concrete evidence on both the Amesbury and Salisbury cases to back up their claims against each other.