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Russian spy: UK to brief UN on former Russian spy attack | |
(35 minutes later) | |
The UK has called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the poisoning of a former double agent in Salisbury, the Foreign Office says. | |
Russia failed to respond to a midnight deadline set by Theresa May to explain how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia. | |
The PM is set to announce a series of measures against Russia ahead the UN meeting, expected this evening. | |
Russia said it had "no motive" in the attempted murder of the pair. | |
The Kremlin, which has consistently denied involvement, said any steps by the PM would lead to "retaliatory measures". | |
Mrs May, who has been briefed by senior intelligence chiefs in Downing Street, is due to give an update to MPs. | |
The Foreign Office said the incident in Salisbury on 4 March, which left the Skripals critically ill, "follows a well-established pattern of Russian state aggression". | |
Det Sgt Nick Bailey also fell ill responding to the incident, and is in a serious but stable condition, but is thought to be improving. |