The former Russian double-spy Sergej Skripal may, according to Russia, have been poisoned with a substance that has never been produced in Russia or the Soviet Union. The Russian minister Sergej Lavrov (Foreign Affairs) observes this from research carried out in Switzerland.
According to the Kremlin, London was involved in the scene of an attack with poison gas last weekend in the Syrian town of Douma. According to reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense, there is evidence that the British 'were directly involved in organizing a provocation' where poison gas was used.
The Russian parliament is considering a boycott of Western liquor and other products in response to economic sanctions that the US has issued against Russian companies in response to the Skripal issue.
The European Union Ambassador in Russia is back at his post in Moscow. After the attack with nerve gas in Salisbury on former double-spy Sergej Skripal and his daughter, the government leaders decided to call the German Markus Ederer back to Brussels for consultation at their top three weeks ago.
Russia has evidence that foreigners are responsible for the recent attack with chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Douma. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said that Friday, reported the state news agency Sputnik.
A court in Moscow has blocked access to the international messaging app Telegram. The state press agency TASS reports that the Russian watchdog for telecommunications had asked for the blocking of the app.
Russian ex-minister of Economy Alexey Ulyukayev has also been sentenced to eight years in prison on appeal. The Moscow court of appeal also considered him guilty of corruption.
Russian naval vessels have left their base in the Syrian port city of Tartous on the Mediterranean. The news agency Interfax was told by parliamentarian Vladimir Shamanov on Thursday.
The Kremlin has emphasized that it is not doing 'Twitter diplomacy.' The apparent reason was a series of tweets from US President Donald Trump, who warned the Russians through the messaging service that they should consider an American rocket attack on targets in Syria.
The air raid on a Syrian air base has cost the lives of three Iranians. This is reported by the Iranian news agency Fars, which stated that the attack was carried out by 'fighters of the Zionist regime'. Israel has not confirmed to be responsible for the bombing.
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the possible deployment of blue helmets in Eastern Ukraine. Both were agreed, according to the German government spokesman Steffen Seibert, that the Minsk agreement must be promptly and completely transformed into action to put an end to the conflict in the area.
It is wrong and dangerous to draw conclusions about the alleged poison gas attack on the Syrian rebel enclave Douma without confirmed information. That is what the Kremlin says on Monday, pointing out that there is no investigation going on about the circumstances.
The rocket attacks on a large Syrian air base were carried out by two Israeli fighter planes. The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced this on Monday. According to the Kremlin, eight missiles were fired, five of which were intercepted by the Syrian anti-aircraft forces.
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The Russian former double-spy Sergej Skripal is no longer in critical condition. He was attacked last month with a nerve gas in Salisbury.
Facebook has to explain in Russia why access to several Facebook accounts of media organizations has been restricted. This is demanded by the Russian communication watchdog Roskomnadzor, who speaks of unfriendly policy towards Russian users.
Russia wants to block the popular counterpart of WhatsApp. The Russian chat app is known for its security and refuses to issue its encryption key to the telecom watchdog in Moscow.
A relative of the poisoned former double spy Sergej Skripal spoke with Joelia, who was also a victim of the poison attack, for the first time since the nerve attack. 'She said that everyone is doing well and that she herself is also ok at the moment', Viktoria Skripal told The Guardian.
The niece of Sergey Skripal wants to travel to Britain to pick up Yulia Skripal. Viktoria Skripal said on the Russian state television that she has already applied for a British visa. 'At the moment I only have one goal: to fly there and to remove Yulia,' said the niece.
Due to a fire in a shopping center in Moscow, a death has certainly fallen. According to local media, at least three hundred people were brought to safety.
Great Britain mentions a Russian proposal to jointly investigate the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal 'perverse.' The British delegation that participated in the Wednesday consultation with the organization against chemical weapons (OPCW) in The Hague twittered that.
The West risks a return to the Cold War with its actions in the case of the former double spy Sergei Skripal, says the Russian foreign intelligence service SWR. 'For fear of change, the West is prepared to build a new iron curtain around it,' said SWR chief Sergei Narisjkin on Wednesday in Moscow.
Experts from the British army have failed to trace the origin of the nerve gas used in the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal. That is what the head of the military research center declared on Tuesday.
Russian minister Sergei Lavrov accuses London and Washington of violating all standards of decency. 'Great Britain and the US, and all countries that blindly follow them, have lost all decency' on the issue of Skripal. They operate according to Lavrov of gross lies and manipulation.
Governor Aman Toelejef of the Russian Kemerovo region, where dozens were killed by the fire in a shopping center, has resigned. The Russian state press agency Sputnik reported that Toelejef voluntarily resigns.
Russian billionaire Sijavoedin Magomedov has been arrested on suspicion of misappropriation of public funds, including the construction of the football stadium in Kaliningrad for the upcoming World Cup.
Russia has let Britain know that just over fifty British diplomats have to leave. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported to the state press agency Sputnik that the measure was decided because Moscow aims for 'equality' at the diplomatic exchange.
Russia wants to talk to Yulia Skripal, who has been poisoned with a nerve gas in Britain with her father. The Times reported that the Russians have stressed to the British authorities that under international law they should have the opportunity to visit Yulia Skripal.
Russia is outraged by a search of a Russian Aeroflot airplane from Moscow that landed at London Heathrow on Friday. The Russian embassy in Great Britain says that the search is a 'real provocation'. According to the Russians it is against all rules to search an aircraft without the cabin crew on board.
Russia has again expelled dozens of diplomats on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned representatives from 23 governments. They were told how many employees of diplomatic posts should leave the country.
