Russia has not responded to Britain’s demand to explain by midnight how a Soviet-era nerve toxin was used to strike down a former Russian double agent, the Russian embassy in London said.
Russia has not responded to Britain’s demand to explain by midnight how a Soviet-era nerve toxin was used to strike down a former Russian double agent, the Russian embassy in London said.
Prime Minister Theresa May had given Russia until the end of Tuesday to explain how Novichok, a nerve agent developed by the Soviet military, had been used on British soil.
« Russia will not respond to London’s ultimatum until it receives samples of the chemical substance, » an embassy spokesman told Reuters.
Russia, the embassy said, was not involved in the nerve attack. Any punitive measures against Russia would elicit a response, he said.
A spokesman for the British Foreign Office declined to comment.
