Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal

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On 4 March 2018 in the city of Salisbury, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia became victim of an assassination attempt through a Novichok nerve agent. He is a former Russian military officer and double agent for the British intelligence agencies. Both spent several weeks in hospital in a critical condition before being discharged. A police officer, Nick Bailey, was also taken into intensive care after attending the incident and was later discharged. The British government accused Russia of attempted murder and announced a series of punitive measures against Russia, including the expulsion of diplomats. The UK's official assessment of the incident was supported by 28 other countries which responded similarly. Altogether, an unprecedented 153 Russian diplomats were expelled by the end of March 2018. Russia denied the accusations, expelled foreign diplomats in retaliation for the expulsion of its own diplomats, and accused Britain of the poisoning. On 30 June 2018, a similar poisoning of...

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