Russia on brink of WAR threat: Kremlin warns UK is walking a ‘dangerous’ and ‘INSANE’ path
RUSSIA has described Theresa May’s claims that Vladimir Putin’s Moscow was to blame for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia as “insane” as tensions between the UK and the Kremlin prompt fears of World War 3.
By REBECCA PERRING
Express.co.uk
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Maria Zakharova, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, said the prime minister’s plans to sanction Russia, including its decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats from the UK, was extraordinarily dangerous.
She warned Moscow was still working on retaliatory measures against Britain for the biggest such expulsion since the Cold War following the poisoning, which left Mr Skripal and his daughter critically ill.
At a routine briefing, Ms Zakharova told reporters she wanted to comment on “the statements made by the prime minister of Britain in parliament with completely insane accusations towards the Russian Federation, our entire country, our entire people”.
She said: “In connection with the introduction by Britain of unfriendly steps towards Russia, we plan to introduce reciprocal steps, without doubt… They are currently being worked on and will be adopted in the near future.”
Mrs May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats on Wednesday as part of a range of measures in response to the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.
She said: “Under the Vienna Convention, the United Kingdom will now expel 23 Russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers.”They have just one week to leave.”
The PM said it marked the “single biggest expulsion in 30 years” after the diplomats were identified as undeclared intelligence officials.
But Ms Zakharova accused Britain of refusing to cooperate with Moscow in the investigation of the incident.
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