Theresa May: Skripal poisoned by a substance developed in Russia

British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement on Monday about the assassination attempt on a former Russian agent, writes “Voice of America«.

May addressed members of the House of Commons after a meeting of the National Security Council, during which she was presented with the latest information about the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

Mr. Skripal and his daughter were poisoned nerve agent developed in Russia, said Teresa May.

Previously British newspaper The Times of London reported that Prime Minister Theresa May “is close to publicly accusing Russia of attempted murder” of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, and also order the imposition of sanctions against the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to a report published on the newspaper’s website on Monday, “an announcement can be made today after a meeting of the National Security Council.”

According to Times, the ministers will be presented with the “last intelligence” about the attack on Skripal and his daughter, who are in a hospital in critical condition.

According to the newspaper, its sources believe that "the police and security services have discovered enough evidence linking Moscow with the nerve agent used in the assassination."

So, in the restaurant Zizzi criminologists found traces of the nerve agent in British Salisbury, which were poisoned by the former GRU officer Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia, the publication reported RBC.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the UK must clarify its position on the Skripale incident before Russia agrees to discuss this.

“You will understand it at home, and then we will discuss it with you,” said Putin, answering a BBC journalist’s question.

The former GRU officer Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury 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 in 2006 was convicted of espionage in favor of the British intelligence MI6. In 2010, he was exchanged for Russian intelligence agents uncovered in the United States.