The statement of the "Group of Seven" calling on Russia to explain the incident in Salisbury is insignificant, although it was intended as an insult. According to the deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, the chairman of the commission for the protection of state sovereignty Andrei Klimov, the G7 lagged behind reality. "The so-called" Big Seven "is today a fairly marginal organization that, after the creation of the G20, went somewhere in the backstage of the historical process," the senator said in an interview with RT.

According to him, when this group was Russia, there was at least some balance of interests between the West and the rest of the world. "Now there is a club of traditional pro-Western democracies. That is, in itself, the significance of this body today is rather doubtful, "Klimov said.. Moreover, the G7 members do not have their own voice. And the story with the "Skripal affair" is colorfully illustrated. "The G7 includes all those countries that from the very beginning, without waiting for any investigation, accused Russia of what happened in Salisbury, in fact, one by one repeating what the British authorities said," he recalled, stating that all statements were made literally alternating a day or two, as the incident occurred. That is, the facts and the results of the investigation were not needed by anyone. "But if there was no Washington behind London's back, no one would of course have supported Britain," the senator said.. Even now, when London was caught lying, when it became clear to Moscow's most ardent opponents that the true picture of what happened was not what the British authorities were trying to present it, the G-7 still accepted its statement. It is clear that no one waits for answers from Russia. The goal of the West is to pluck the country once again, which has the courage to resist it. "The question now formulated by the G7 is insulting, because from the very beginning it implies the guilt of Russia, which has not been proved by anyone, and all the arguments on this topic are laughable," comments Klimov. On the eve of Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the United States, France, Japan, which are members of the so-called "Big Seven", issued a joint statement. It says that Russia should "promptly respond to questions related to the Salisbury incident". The G7 countries expressed their support for London in its accusations against Moscow and agreed that "Russia is responsible for this attack," since there is no "plausible alternative explanation".