Russia defiant as its diplomats arrive home A plane carrying 23 Russian diplomats expelled by Britain has arrived in Moscow. “Instead of engaging on the substantive concern, Russia has sought to confuse the picture with at best misleading procedural arguments." -Matthew Rowland- UK Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament Russia denies involvement in the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal but the UK blames the Kremlin for the attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May gave the Russians, whom she said were undeclared intelligence agents, just one week to leave London. Ekaterina, the wife of one of the diplomats said: "we feel proud of our country. One more time we prove to be innocent." No further sanctions are currently planned, though the UK government has not ruled out other measures. Russian reaction As the diplomats left London, the Russian ambassador, Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko, said the UK's refusal to share its investigation with them was in violation of international law: "So basically, a lot of accusations which are not backed up with anything and this is really an unacceptable situation for such a country like Britain, who [sic] is a permanent member of the [UN] Security Council. But this is the new reality for British foreign policy."British humour: can it also apply to the fishy Skripal case? @thetimes pic.twitter.com/VBKYZ1vTHs
— Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) March 20, 2018
Russia's foreign ministry has invited all foreign ambassadors in Moscow to a meeting on Wednesday to clarify its position on the Skripal affair. The Kremlin has already retaliated by expelling precisely 23 British diplomats from Russian soil.Today we bid farewell to our colleagues heading home after the hostile move of the UK Government, and wish them all the best in their careers. I would like to thank them on behalf of the President. We are proud of you. pic.twitter.com/Bt65B2Io5E
— Alexander Yakovenko (@Amb_Yakovenko) March 20, 2018
SOURCE: euronews ---DECRYPTED---The nerve agent came from Sweden,
— Foreign Office 🇬🇧 (@foreignoffice) March 20, 2018
Ukraine did it to frame Russia,
It was contamination from the UK's own research facility...
Instead of providing an explanation for the Salisbury incident, Russia has launched a campaign of disinformation pic.twitter.com/dZQMXgnAFp