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| Russia claims it could have been in interests of Britain to poison Sergei Skripal | Russia claims it could have been in interests of Britain to poison Sergei Skripal |
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| The Russian foreign minister has reportedly suggested it could have been in Britain's interests to poison its former agent Sergei Skripal. | |
| “There are other explanations, experts tell us, and they say that it may well be beneficial to the British special services, who are known for their ability to act with license to kill,” Sergei Lavrov told a press conference. | |
| “[The nerve agent attack] could be beneficial to the British government, which has found itself in an difficult situation, unable to fulfil promises they made about [conditions of] Brexit.” | |
| In times of Cold War there were some rules, but now Britain and the United States had dropped all propriety and were playing children's games, he claimed. | |
| Russia has denied involvement on the attack on Mr Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury. | |
| The UK accused Vladimir Putin's government of culpability after identifying the nerve agent used as Soviet-developed novichok. | |
| Theresa May said Russia had failed to explain how it could have lost control of the weapon, meaning it must have been involved in the attack itself. |