The Russian Federation has a sufficient set of tools to obtain from the United Kingdom an answer in connection with accusations against Moscow on the case of poisoning the former intelligence officer GRU Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia on March 4 in English territory. This was stated on Wednesday, April 4, by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich on the sidelines of the Moscow Conference on Security. "Of course, our arguments and tools are more than enough for the British to call to account. These things should be discussed in specialized formats, in The Hague, through bilateral channels and so on, "- quotes RIA Novosti Lukashevich. He noted that in the report of the Porton-dawn laboratory, British experts themselves admitted that it is impossible to determine the country of origin of the chemical composition. "So, it is necessary to discuss this within the framework of the convention norms and mechanisms that are prescribed by the convention. If we depart from international legal norms and start simply naked accusations, this will lead to very serious consequences, not only (in terms of) bilateral relations, which have already fallen below the plinth, but will also spoil relations on a large scale, "said our Permanent Representative. According to him, the Russian side wants clarity in this matter, and also wants proof that we are right in "that this is a provocation". He spoke about the failure of the British attempt to raise the issue of the "Skripal case" in the OSCE. "In addition to political claptrap on our arguments to use the mechanisms of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and bilateral channels, the answers were very incomprehensible and indistinct. Promotion will not work, "Lukashevich stressed.. Today she gave her regular comments on what is happening around the poisoning of two Russian citizens in Salisbury and the director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova, who noted that London continues to wave off cooperation with Moscow at all levels to establish the truth. "It does everything to ensure that the public's perception of this situation was just such that the Russian side refuses to cooperate," the diplomat pointed out.. She added that the United Kingdom has not yet responded to any question posed by Russia, and continues to ignore all attempts to establish contact with our affected citizens. In addition, she confirmed Lukashevich's view that the Salisbury incident is a provocation directed at our country. Zakharova recalled that at one time the so-called "Novice" scientific advisory council of the OPCW tried to add to the list of chemicals the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons.

However, he himself came to the conclusion that there is no reliable data on the existence of A234. The council was solidary, including British and American scientists.

"From diametrically opposite positions, Washington and London spoke only now, after the incident in Salisbury on March 4. This 180-degree turn and sudden coordination once again confirm the pre-planned provocative nature of what is happening, "the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said..