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UK threatens sanctions, World Cup boycott over Russian double agent's mysterious illness

2018-03-07 2 Dailymotion

Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in Britain. <br />Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a warning to Russia after the mysterious collapse of a former Russian spy and his daughter in southern England. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to Ro Aram…<br />Aram…. this former spy and his daughter remain critically ill in hospital…. Is the Kremlin responsible?<br /><br /> Well Semin… Britain seems to be convinced Moscow is behind the apparent poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. <br /> They were both found on a bench outside a shopping center in Salisbury on Sunday.<br />Skripal is a former double agent convicted in 2006 of passing the identities of Russian agents in Europe to MI6.<br />Foreign Secretary Johnson's suspicion towards Moscow comes from the fact that it echoes the murder of another Russian ex-spy, Alexander Litvinenko, in 2006.<br />A British inquiry concluded that President Putin may have approved the poisoning of Litvinenko - a ruling Moscow described as a "politicized farce."<br />Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Johnson issued a stark warning and even threatened to pull England out of this year's World Cup if Russia is found guilty of an attempt at Skripal's life.<br /><br /> "And while it would be wrong to prejudge the investigation, I can reassure the house that should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility then Her Majesty's Government will respond appropriately and robustly."<br /><br />Reuters - Edit No2193<br />"……. I'm thinking ahead to the (Soccer) World Cup this July, this summer - I think it would be very difficult to imagine that UK representation at that event could go ahead in the normal way"<br /><br /> Russia was quick to deny involvement and Moscow's foreign ministry said Johnson's comments were "wild."<br />The country's embassy in London said the incident was being used to demonize Russia and it was seriously concerned by how British media were reporting the incident. <br />Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation, though they said they believe there's no risk to the public. <br />

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