Russia Threatens UK: “One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Tue, 03/13/2018
On the heels of UK PM May’s red hot rhetoric and ultimatum yesterday and Germany’s pressure this morning, Russia has cranked up their response to ’11’ on the Spinal Tap amplifier of global armageddon.
Having made clear this morning that:
“We have certainly heard the ultimatum voiced in London,” Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said.
“The spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has commented on our attitude to this,” he added referring to Maria Zakharova branding of May’s appearance in Parliament as a “circus.”
Russia faces warning from Germany too, as Reuters reports Merkel and May spoke this morning about the nerve agent attack. Merkel condemned the attack and stated that she was “taking very seriously the British government’s view that Russia might be responsible.” Merkel then said Russia “needs to give prompt answers to the British’ justified questions.”
But then, Interfax reports Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova turne dup the heat dramatically, warning (or threatening):
“One does not give 24 hours notice to a nuclear power.”
Adding that the “Skripal poisoning was not an incident but a colossal international provocation.”
Slamming the British for “not using a single international legal mechanism to probe the Skripal case.”
The Press Association reports that Russia has warned Britain to “consider the consequences” of mounting a retaliatory cyber strike after the Salisbury spy poisoning.
In a fresh sign of the escalating diplomatic tension sparked by the case, the Russian Embassy cautioned against “such a reckless move”.
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