The health of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal’s daughter Yulia is “improving rapidly”, the hospital that has been treating them since they were found unconscious following a nerve agent attack said Thursday. Yulia Skripal is “improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition,” Salisbury NHS Trust said in a statement, adding that her […] …
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Spy poisoning: Luxembourg recalls ambassador to Moscow
Luxembourg’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it has recalled its ambassador to Moscow for consultations over Russia’s alleged involvement in the nerve agent attack on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK city of Salisbury. “The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn has therefore decided to recall the […] …
NATO expels seven Russian diplomats, denies accreditation to three more
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has expelled seven Russian diplomats, while it has also denied accreditation to three more, AFP reports, quoting NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. Among other things, NATO promotes democratic values and enables its 29-member countries to consult and cooperate on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in […] …
Ireland expels Russian diplomat over Britain spy poisoning, Kremlin vows to retaliate
Ireland ordered out a Russian diplomat on Tuesday in the latest wave of expulsions around the world following the poisoning of a former spy with a nerve agent in Britain earlier this month. “The attack in Salisbury was not just an attack against the United Kingdom but an affront to the international rules-based system on […] …
BREAKING: US expels 60 Russian spies’ over UK nerve attack
US President Donald Trump has authorized the expulsion of 60 alleged Russian spies from the United States in response to a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy in the English city of Salisbury. Senior administration officials said that 48 “known intelligence officers” at the Russian consulate in Seattle and 12 more at the Russian mission […] …
BREAKING: 14 EU states expel Russian diplomats over UK spy attack
Fourteen EU states are expelling Russian diplomats in a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack on a former spy in the British city of Salisbury, EU President Donald Tusk said Monday. “As a direct follow-up to last week’s European Council decision to react to Russia within a common framework, already today 14 member states […] …
EU blames Russia for UK spy attack
European Union leaders united behind British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday in blaming Russia for a nerve agent attack in England, and agreed to recall their ambassador to Moscow for consultations. Some states are now considering following Britain’s lead in expelling Russian diplomats, with Lithuania and France among those indicating a willingness to take […] …
Spy poisoning row: Expelled Russian diplomats leave London embassy
Diplomats expelled from the Russian embassy in London began leaving the building with their families and luggage on Tuesday, AFP journalists witnessed. Britain has thrown out 23 Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on March 4. As people began streaming out of the embassy in a plush part of central […] …
BREAKING: Russia to expel 23 British diplomats
The Russian foreign ministry announced Saturday it will expel 23 British diplomats within a week in a tit-for-tat response to London’s measures over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter. “Twenty three diplomatic staff at the British embassy in Moscow are declared persona non grata and to be expelled within a […] …
UK, US, France, Germany point to Russia over spy attack
Britain, France, Germany and the United States condemned a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter, saying there was “no plausible alternative explanation” to Moscow’s involvement. “We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, abhor the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal” in the […] …