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The UK is pointing the finger at Russia for the nerve agent attack on a former spy.

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The U.S. has previously expelled Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russia, a Syrian ally, for a suspected nerve - agent attack against a former spy in Britain and other actions.

Russia is also blamed for a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain last month.

Russia has already retaliated in kind against Britain for ejecting 23 diplomats over the first known use of a military - grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two.

«We have full confidence in the UK's investigation and its assessment that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack,» Tillerson said in the statement, hours after the White House press secretary declined to back that assessment.

«We have full confidence in the UK's investigation and its assessment that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack that took place in Salisbury last week,» he said.

Haberman, who recently won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the Russia investigation, responded with a tweet of her own, correcting the spelling and noting that the story seems to have «touched a nerve.»

Russia has never officially acknowledged having Novichok, but documents found in the massive leak of State Department cables published by Wikileaks show Great Britain and its allies worried about the deadly nerve agent for years.

Reiterating British Prime Minister Theresa May's statement that it was «highly likely» Russia was to blame for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, Johnson said, «the use of this nerve agent would represent the first use of nerve agents on the continent of Europe since the Second World War.»

U.K. Prime Minister Says «Highly Likely» Russia Responsible For Ex-Spy Poisoning THE TWO - WAY U.K. Prime Minister Says «Highly Likely» Russia Responsible For Ex-Spy Poisoning «President Trump said the U.S. was with the U.K. all the way, agreeing that the Russian government must provide unambiguous answers as to how this nerve agent came to be used,» the spokesperson added.

When Corbyn says the «evidence points towards Russia», he is making a general point about culpability - because even if it did not order the attack, it was at fault for letting someone get hold of the nerve agent.

During her visit to Salisbury Theresa May welcomed the fact France, Germany and the US have joined the UK in signing a joint statement (see 1.08 pm) saying there was «no plausible alternative explanation» other than Russia being responsible for the nerve agent attack.

We have also notified the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons about Russia's use of this nerve agent.

Chris Williamson said the timing of the nerve agent attack was «very convenient for the Government» - a central part of Russia's denials it was involved.

For days, Russia's main national TV channels were practically silent on the attempt to kill former spy Sergei Skripal with a nerve agent, but this changed in Wednesday's main evening bulletins.

Here, a presenter said that the discovery that Mr Skripal was poisoned by a nerve agent means «Russia is in for a high - profile criminal investigation».

The nerve agent came from Sweden, Ukraine did it to frame Russia, It was contamination from the UK's own research facility... Instead of providing an explanation for the Salisbury incident, Russia has launched a campaign of disinformation pic.twitter.com / dZQMXgnAFp

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The furor between Russia and the U.K. in the wake of the nerve - agent attack on British soil prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to look for alternatives to Russian gas, including LNG produced at the Yamal LNG plant that has been under U.S. financial sanctions.

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