Kremlin Denies Involvement in Spy Poisoning

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Kremlin rejected suggestions that it might be behind the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia that has left them in critical condition.

News ID: 69171

Date: 12 March 2018 - 19:52

Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters that Sergei Skripal worked for British intelligence and was poisoned on British soil, and therefore the incident “has nothing to do with Russia, let alone the Russian leadership”, The Washington Post reported.

Peskov also said the Kremlin has not heard any official statements of Russian involvement.

Senior British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat told the BBC earlier Monday the March 4 poisoning of Skripal and his daughter is looking “like it was state-sponsored attempted murder.”

The British Prime Minister Theresa May is chairing a National Security Council meeting later on Monday to hear the latest evidence.