Russian spy Sergei Skripal

US hits Russia with sanctions over Britain nerve agent attack

The United States says it is imposing new sanctions on Russia over Moscow's involvement in the use of a "lethal" nerve agent in the attempted killing of a former spy in Britain.

UK holds emergency meeting on new nerve agent case

Britain holds an emergency cabinet meeting over a couple who were left critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used on a former Russian spy earlier this year.

Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent used on Russian ex-spy

The world's chemical arms watchdog says it had confirmed Britain's findings on a nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy last month, which London said came from Russia.

Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of Russian agent, leaves British hospital

Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital more than a month after she was poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent together with her father, a former Russian spy, the English hospital treating them says.

'You'll be sorry,' Russia tells Britain at UN nerve agent attack meeting

Russia tells Britain at the United Nations Security Council that "you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry" over its accusations that Moscow was to blame for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal 'getting stronger daily'

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in an English city last month along with her Russian ex-spy father Sergei, says she is recovering, according to a police statement issued on her behalf.

Britain, Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts diplomats

Moscow tells Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia as a standoff deepened over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Poisoned spy’s daughter ‘improving rapidly’

The daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who with her father was poisoned with a nerve agent in Britain earlier this month, is no longer in a critical condition and is improving rapidly, the hospital treating the pair says..

August 9, 2018
August 9, 2018

US hits Russia with sanctions over Britain nerve agent attack

The United States says it is imposing new sanctions on Russia over Moscow's involvement in the use of a "lethal" nerve agent in the attempted killing of a former spy in Britain.

July 5, 2018
July 5, 2018

UK holds emergency meeting on new nerve agent case

Britain holds an emergency cabinet meeting over a couple who were left critically ill after being exposed to the same nerve agent used on a former Russian spy earlier this year.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

Watchdog confirms UK findings on nerve agent used on Russian ex-spy

The world's chemical arms watchdog says it had confirmed Britain's findings on a nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy last month, which London said came from Russia.

April 10, 2018
April 10, 2018

Yulia Skripal, poisoned daughter of Russian agent, leaves British hospital

Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital more than a month after she was poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent together with her father, a former Russian spy, the English hospital treating them says.

April 6, 2018
April 6, 2018

'You'll be sorry,' Russia tells Britain at UN nerve agent attack meeting

Russia tells Britain at the United Nations Security Council that "you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry" over its accusations that Moscow was to blame for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

April 5, 2018
April 5, 2018

Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal 'getting stronger daily'

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in an English city last month along with her Russian ex-spy father Sergei, says she is recovering, according to a police statement issued on her behalf.

April 1, 2018
April 1, 2018

Britain, Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts diplomats

Moscow tells Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia as a standoff deepened over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

March 29, 2018
March 29, 2018

Poisoned spy’s daughter ‘improving rapidly’

The daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who with her father was poisoned with a nerve agent in Britain earlier this month, is no longer in a critical condition and is improving rapidly, the hospital treating the pair says..