A history of political poisonings Sergei Skripal Sergei Skripal, a 66-year-old former Russian spy, was found unconscious on a bench outside a shopping center in the British city of Salisbury after he was exposed to what police said was an unknown substance. And as soon as we get the facts straight, if we agree with them, we will condemn Russia or whoever it may be,” Trump said in response to a question. She said: "Based on the positive identification of this chemical agent by world-leading experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down; our knowledge that Russia has previously produced this agent and would still be capable of doing so; Russia's record of conducting state-sponsored assassinations; and our assessment that Russia views some defectors as legitimate targets for assassinations; the Government has concluded that it is highly likely that Russia was responsible for the act against Sergei and Yulia Skripal." LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May has given the Russian government until midnight on Tuesday to provide a "credible" explanation for the poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, after which she will "set out the full range of measures" Britain will take in retaliation.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she believes it is "highly likely" that the Russian government was behind an attempt to murder Sergei Skripal and his daughter using a Novichok agent.