Britain's top diplomat accuses Putin of being behind Russian spy poisoning

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Matthew Bodner and Karla Adam March 16 at 9:06 AM

MOSCOW — British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday it was “overwhelmingly likely” Russian President Vladi­mir Putin was behind the poisoning of an Russian former spy, in the most direct British accusation against the Russian leader to date.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov immediately shot back, saying that bringing up Putin in the context of the case was “shocking and unforgivable in terms of diplomatic behavior.”

Johnson’s comments followed up on Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision Wednesday to expel 23 Russian diplomats from Britain. Russia confirmed Friday it will expel British diplomats in turn.

“Our quarrel is with Putin’s Kremlin, and with his decision — and we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision — to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the U.K., on the streets of Europe for the first time since the Second World War,” Johnson said during a visit to a museum in London.

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[Frustratedlady]

1. Isn't that Dmitry the one who bought Trump's mansion for 90M?

Hard to keep track of them.

[DetlefK]

2. Dear Mr. Peskov: If it wasn't Putin...

Are you implying that there's a division of FSB-agents who made the decision to use a weapon of mass-destruction in a NATO-country and that the Kremlin had no idea that they would do that?

[duforsure]

3. unleashing a weapon of mass destruction

Onto others in another country is an act of war, and something Putin has intentionally done to maybe try to divide us and Britain up with , trying to force trump to side with Putin. trump's so weak on putin and russia, and its very obvious .