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UK's Theresa May Says 'Highly Likely' Russia Responsible for Poisoning of Ex-Spy

Theresa May said on Monday it was "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

By Reuters··
UK's Theresa May Says 'Highly Likely' Russia Responsible for Poisoning of Ex-Spy

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday it was "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning in England of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

Either the Russian state was directly responsible for the poisoning or it had allowed a nerve agent to get into hands of others, May told Britain's parliament.

(Reporting by Stephen Addison; Editing by William Schomberg)