Russia will issue questions to British authorities on the Skripal case at the UN, said Vasily Nebenzya, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN.
Speaking at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on “Risks arising from the politicization of the activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)”, the diplomat noted that all these questions remained unanswered. He pointed to the similarities between the “Skripal affair” and the “Navalny affair”, as well as the chemical weapons provocations in Syria.
Nebenzya said that instead of cooperation and a conscientious investigation, the UK immediately accused Russia without any evidence. According to him, an 80-page document “Salisbury: five years without answers to questions” has already been prepared, and part of it will be made public.
“I think you will be interested in reading them. We will do the same regarding the incident with Alexei Navalny,” Nebenzya said.
Former GRU officer Sergei Skripal, convicted in Russia of treason, and his daughter Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury in March 2018, sparking an international scandal. Scotland Yard later confirmed that the other man and woman had been poisoned with the same substance as the Skripals. Don Sturges, 44, of poison, died on July 8 at Salisbury District Hospital. London believes Russia was involved in the poisoning of the Skripals.
