MI5 opens options in the Skripal case

london - Actions rather than words. That is the appeal to the British government in response to the assassination attempt of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in Salisbury. But in the absence of hard evidence Minister of Interior Amber Rudd chooses words for now. 'Shameless and reckless' she calls the attack.

The British internal security service MI5 now treats the attack with nerve gas as an assassination attempt involving the Russian state. However, other scenarios are not excluded. This could be a settlement in the criminal circuit. It is also possible that a faction that opposes Vladimir Putin, wants to put the Russian president in a bad light with the attack.

The British police now know which nerve gas has been used. According to various media it is not about 'known' variants like Sarin or VX. There is pressure on the new generations of nerve gas that would have been developed in Russia in recent years.

The situation of Skripal and his daughter is still critical. The Daily Mail announces that it is considered likely that Skripal will die. His daughter is better off. The situation of the policeman who was the first, without protective clothing, to assist the two Russian victims, is still serious, but he communicates with his environment, Rudd told the House of Commons. The name of the policeman is Nick Bailey.