The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko....
British counter-terrorism police now believe Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve toxin...
Russia has denied any involvement in the attack and has said it suspects the British secret services of using the Novichok nerve agent...
England may also cut back participation in the World Cup which Russia is hosting in June - July...
The European Union also said it would stand by Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in just over a year’s time...
Any state body using a nerve agent so blatantly is clearly disregarding the traditional rules of international order...
Government scientists had identified the specific nerve agent but are not saying what it is...
The Kremlin said it was ready to cooperate if Britain asked it for help investigating the incident with Skripal...
