Yulia, 33, was exposed to a deadly Soviet-era nerve agent alongside her father, Sergei Skripal, 66, in an suspected assassination attempt blamed on Vladimir Putin.more
In the crash site of the Polish Tu-154M plane in Smolensk, in which president Lech Kaczyński died with the wife Maria and 94 accompanying people in 2010, there are bunches of flowers. White and red roses are completely fresh.more
Authorities are said to be drawing up plans to protect the pair as they both continue their recoveries from the Novichok nerve agent attack which left them fighting for their lives.more
Boris Johnson has called for an international response and an urgent investigation after a reported chemical attack from the Assad regime killed more than 40 people in Syria.more
"Unfortunately, the current state of the Foreign Office interaction with the Embassy is utterly unsatisfactory. We believe that it is high time to arrange a meeting between Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in order to discuss the whole range of bilateral issues, as well as the investigation of the Salisbury incident", informed the Russian Embassy in London.more
U.K. scientists have confirmed the nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter was from the Novichok series and verified its "precise source".more
UK police have issued a statement on behalf of Russian spy Sergei Skripal's daughter, the first since the pair were poisoned by a nerve agent in March.more
Spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced today that the UK is looking for a "proportional" way to respond to Russia's threat after attempting to assassinate former GRU colonel and British intelligence associate Sergey Skripal.more
The rise in tensions between Russia and the West in connection with the attack on Sergei Skripal's double agent does not depend on Moscow - said the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, at a press conference today.more
Britain said on Saturday it was routine for border officials to search aircraft, after Russia said Moscow would demand an official explanation why a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane was searched at London's Heathrow airport on Friday.more
Russia has demanded an explanation from British authorities over their search of an Aeroflot plane at London's Heathrow Airport, saying British airlines could face similar actions if London does not clarify what happened.more
Russia has ordered the expulsion of more diplomats from Western countries in a tit-for-tat response over the poisoning of an ex-spy in the UK. The retaliatory measure comes a day after Russia kicked out 60 US diplomats and closed the St Petersburg consulate.more
The daughter of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal is getting better after spending three weeks in critical condition after a nerve toxin attack at his home in England, the hospital where she is being treated says.more
zymon Marciniak was among 36 referees appointed to conduct football matches of the world championships in Russia - FIFA confirmed today. Tomasz Listkiewicz and Paweł Sokolnicki are on the list of 63 assistant judges.more
Detectives investigating the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury say they believe they first came into contact with the nerve agent Novichok at their home, the Metropolitan Police said.more
Amid a deepening diplomatic crisis, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed personal condolences over Sunday's Kemerovo shopping mall fire that has resulted in the deaths of 64 people.more
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday Russia had "spectacularly failed" in efforts to divide Britain's allies following a nerve agent attack this month on a former Russian spy in an English city.more
Poland has decided to recognize four Russian diplomats as persona non grata. This is an expression of solidarity with the United Kingdom - said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz.more
