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March 15, 2018

Britain and Allies Condemn Russia over Nerve Agent Used to Poison Spy
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At the United Nations, Britain and its allies condemned Russia Wednesday
over its alleged poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his
daughter in Salisbury last week. British Ambassador to the United
Nations Julian Braithwaite told the U.N.'s Human Rights Council that a
Russian military-grade nerve agent was to blame and that the Russian
state was almost certainly behind the attack. U.S. Ambassador to the
United Nations Nikki Haley blasted Russia, telling the Security Council
that one member may have used chemical weapons on the sovereign soil of
another member. Her comments came as President Trump has been reluctant
to blame Russia for the alleged poisoning. Russia has denied it was
behind the attack, calling the charges a "fairy tale."


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