The British prime minister said Russia had demonstrated "contempt and defiance" in the aftermath of an attempt to kill ex-spy Sergei Skripal. She warned that the poisoning represented "the unlawful use of force by Russia against the United Kingdom."
Expectedly, she also confirmed that no ministers or members of the Royal Family will attend this summer's World Cup in Russia. Mrs May only stopped short of calling on the England team to pull out of the tournament.
“It was right to offer Russia the opportunity to provide an explanation.
“But their response has demonstrated complete disdain for the gravity of these events. They have provided no credible explanation that could suggest they lost control of their nerve agent.
“No explanation as to how this agent came to be used in the United Kingdom; no explanation as to why Russia has an undeclared chemical weapons programme in contravention of international law.
“Instead they have treated the use of a military grade nerve agent in Europe with sarcasm, contempt and defiance.
“There is no alternative conclusion other than that the Russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of Mr Skripal and his daughter - and for threatening the lives of other British citizens in Salisbury, including Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey.
“This represents an unlawful use of force by the Russian State against the United Kingdom.”
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