British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed the support offered by other European Union leaders on Friday when they agreed with London\u2019s assessment that it was highly likely that Moscow was behind nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI welcome the fact that the EU Council has agreed with the UK government\u2019s assessment that it is highly likely that Russia was responsible for the attempted murder that took place on the streets of Salisbury, and that there is no plausible alternative explanation,\u201d May told reporters. \u201cThe threat that Russia poses respects no borders and it is a threat to our values. And it is right that here in the EU Council we are standing together to uphold those values.\u201d<\/p>\n
European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and recalled their envoy to Moscow in a symbolic protest. In a joint summit statement, the leaders said the EU \u201cagrees with the United Kingdom government\u2019s assessment that it is highly likely that the Russian Federation is responsible and that there is no plausible alternative explanation\u201d.<\/p>\n
That marked a breakthrough for Britain, which had been seeking to persuade EU leaders to condemn Russia for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his daughter on March 4. It was the first known offensive use of a nerve toxin in Europe since World War Two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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