British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday she will expel 23 undeclared Russian intelligence agents masquerading as diplomats in response to a chemical attack on Russian defector, Sergei Skripal, in their country.
BREAKING: Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in response to poisoning of ex-spy https://t.co/OQV7nnLx2v pic.twitter.com/WMUenneKBk
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“This will be the single biggest expulsion for over 30 years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time the Russian state has acted against our country,” she declared, adding that she will propose legislation which allows the government to detain suspected hostiles at the U.K. border.
2. The nerve agent used against Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has only been produced by Russia and is 10 times as potent as VX which was used to kill Kim Jong Un’s brother. https://t.co/Xrhn9zcxLu pic.twitter.com/kyrva7mV0C
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