Britain’s allies condemn Russia

UK, (Daily Mail), 15 March 2018 -   Russia faces a wall of condemnation from Britain, the US, France and Germany today over the Salisbury nerve agent outrage.   

A joint statement from Theresa May, Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron says there is ‘no plausible alternative explanation’ to Moscow being involved in the attempted murder of a former spy on UK soil.   

Speaking in Salisbury after the declaration was published, Mrs May said: ‘This happened in the UK, but it could have happened anywhere and we are taking a united stance against it.’   

The leaders brand the incident an ‘assault on UK sovereignty’ and a ‘clear violation’ of laws on chemical weapons use.   The statement said: ‘The United Kingdom briefed thoroughly its allies that it was highly likely that Russia was responsible for the attack.