BORIS JOHNSON: ‘Highly likely’ Putin ordered nerve-agent attack on Russian spy

The crisis over the attempted murder of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia who are both said to be in critical condition at a hospital in London is set to deepen.

The accusations have continued after Britain’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson claimed that it is “highly likely” that Russian President Vladimir Putin himself ordered the nerve-agent attack on the spy.

Johnson said the attack on Skripal and his daughter with a military-grade nerve toxin was most likely ordered by Putin himself.

“Our quarrel is with Putin’s Kremlin, and with his decision – and we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision – to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the UK, on the streets of Europe for the first time since the second world war,” Johnson said.

“We have nothing against the Russians themselves. There is to be no Russophobia as a result of what is happening.”

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His comments are coming days after UK Prime Minister Theresa May pointed accussing fingers at Russia for being responsible for the attack of the pair.

According to May, it is “highly likely” that Russia was responsible for the condition of the double agent and his daughter who were both poisoned with a military grade nerve agent developed by Moscow.

In her comments while speaking at the House of Commons on Monday, May called the assassination attempt a “reckless and despicable act”.

In its response however, Russia has called the allegations “shocking and unforgivable” and a breach of diplomatic rules of decent behaviour.

 

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