UK Secretary of Defense pledged to tackle dubious Russian property

British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said he plans to deal with dubious Russian assets in the country. He said this during a joint press conference with Estonian Defense Minister Jüri Luika, writes Delphi.

Photo: Kaitseministeerium

“In the coming weeks and months, the government will work very thoroughly and deal with the problem. Already issued arrest warrants of property of unknown origin. The relevant law has just entered into force. Our task is to take into account all the property acquired in an unclear way, and the necessary steps have already been taken for this, ”said Williamson.

Juri Luik, in turn, stressed that the Estonian government fully trusts Britain in the matter of the “Skripal case”.

“Estonia is together with its ally Britain both in joy and in sorrow,” said Luik. - Estonia condemns the illegal use of force from Russia in Salisbury, where chemical weapons were used on the territory of a sovereign state. We fully trust the British investigation and call on Russia to stop this illegal activity. ”

Recall today it became known that the US government made a decision send Russian diplomats from 60and also to close the Russian consulate in Seattle. Such a decision on the consulate was made due to its territorial proximity to the military base of submarines, the plant of the corporation Boeing in Seattle, Wash., and in response to Russia's use of military-type chemical weapons in Britain.

It became known earlier that 20 countries are preparing to send Russian diplomats because of the case of poisoning of the former GRU colonel Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Ukraine will send 13 Russian diplomats out of solidarity with the UK. Similar measures were announced in the USA, the Baltic countries, Poland and Germany.

British newspaper The Times With reference to an unnamed source said that such a step will go France, Germany, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and several other European countries.

Earlier it was reported that the ex-employee of the GRU Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury on March 4. They were taken to the hospital in critical condition, they are still in a coma, doctors estimate their condition as consistently severe. The police found that they were poisoned nerve agent. About 20 people were poisoned, including the policeman who first visited the scene and the house of Skripal. On the fact of poisoning a case of attempted murder.

In Russia, Skripal was convicted in 2006 for spying for British intelligence. In 2010, he was exchanged for Russian intelligence agents uncovered in the United States.

After investigating, Britain came to the conclusion that the nerve agent of the new generation of the group called “Rookie” was used for poisoning. Since no country other than Russia had access to this substance, London declared that Russia was most likely responsible for the attempt. Prime Minister Teresa May ultimately demanded an explanation from Moscow.

The authorities rejected the suspicion of involvement in the crime and refused to respond to the ultimatum, demanding to provide official information about the case.

In response to this Britain announces expulsion of Russian diplomats from 23which, according to London, are working for Russian intelligence.

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