Boris Johnson has stepped up Britain’s war of words with Russia by accusing the Kremlin of glorying in the poisoning of the double agent Sergei Skripal. The foreign secretary said Russia had deliberately chosen the Soviet-era nerve agent novichok in the Salisbury attack as a warning to opponents of Vladimir Putin. I’m afraid the evidence is overwhelming that it is Russia.”Q&A Have you been affected by the events in Salisbury? We believe the evidence is absolutely overwhelming.”He defended the UK’s decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to the attack. “We are looking for a robust international response,” the spokesman said, adding the precise action was still being discussed.

Source: The Guardian March 15, 2018 08:10 UTC