The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia may be against their will to be kept in isolation. "In the" Fiddles ". the London line is getting more and more questions every day, "RIA Novosti quotes Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova. According to the diplomat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is especially concerned about the condition of Russian citizens Sergei and Yulia Skripali. Zakharova recalled that the British authorities refuse to allow Russian embassy workers to personally meet with the Fiddles to find out their state of health. "This line of behavior reinforces our suspicions that the Violins are either forcibly isolated by the British authorities, or their condition does not correspond to what is officially said," the diplomat stressed..

She added that the Russian side "will continue to insist on the fulfillment by Britain of its international legal obligations regarding the provision of consular access". Former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia were found unconscious on March 4 in the English city of Salisbury. Official London said that Russia was involved in the poisoning of the father and daughter with the substance "Novice", Moscow denies these accusations. The case of the Violins caused a scandal of a global scale - the countries of the European Union, the United States and Canada sent more than 100 Russian diplomats.