In London have plans to convince European partners to expel Russian diplomats, informs Bloomberg referring to the sources.

Prime Minister Theresa may wants the EU Also accused Moscow of involvement in the poisoning of ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter. For this purpose, according to the newspaper, Britain will share secret intelligence with their colleagues.

in addition, he has hopes to convince the EU partners of the need to strengthen criticism of the Russian authorities. Skripal was granted asylum in the UK after the exchange of the accused in espionage spies between Moscow and Washington in 2010.

Skripal and his daughter Julia was discovered on March 4 in an unconscious state in Salisbury. According to the British government, they were poisoned with nerve substance, as if it were produced in Russia.

London States that the poisoning was involved Moscow, however, the evidence in favor of this version until now failed. Mae announced a series of restrictive measures against Russia, and among them 23 on the expulsion of diplomats and the freezing of bilateral contacts at a high level.

in response, the Russian foreign Ministry has declared persona non grata 23 employee of the British Embassy, had withdrawn permission to open a Consulate General in St. Petersburg, and Also announced the closure of the British Council.

Vladimir Putin, for his part, said that Russia has no chemical weapons
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