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Yulia Skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent in England last month

Yulia Skripal dismisses offers of help from Russia

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned alongside her father in England last month, has said she does not want to avail of offers of help from the Russian Embassy.

UK • 11 Apr 18

Yulia Skripal was poisoned along with her father last month

Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital after poisoning

Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital a month after she was poisoned with a nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury along with her Russian ex-spy father.

UK • 10 Apr 18

Officers working in protective equipment has become a common site in Salisbury in recent weeks

Spy poisoning story has read more like a film script

From the moment it was announced that there had been a suspected poisoning in the middle of Salisbury last month, the story of a former Russian spy and his daughter has read like something from a Hollywood film script.

News • 08 Apr 18

Alexander Yakovenko has requested a meeting with Boris Johnson

Russia's request for meeting is a 'diversionary tactic'

The British Foreign Office has described a Russian request for a meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as a 'diversionary tactic'.

World • 09 Apr 18

Salisbury Hospital said that Sergei Skripal is no longer in a critical condition

Skripal no longer in critical condition, says hospital

Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal is no longer in critical condition following a nerve agent attack last month, according to Salisbury Hospital in England.

World • 06 Apr 18

"We have told our British colleagues that 'you're playing with fire and you'll be sorry'," Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said

Russia says UK 'playing with fire' over spy poisoning

Russia has warned Britain at the United Nations Security Council that it is "playing with fire" by blaming Moscow for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

World • 05 Apr 18

Major forensic operation has been ongoing in Salisbury since the attack on 4 March

Russia requests Security Council meeting over poisoning

Russia has requested the United Nations Security Council meet tomorrow to discuss British accusations that it used a nerve agent to attack a former Russian spy in England last month.

World • 10 Apr 18

Mr Skripal remains critically ill but his daughter Yulia is said to be conscious and talking

Putin hopeful line can be drawn under poisoning claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he hoped a line could be drawn under the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain at a meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog tomorrow.

World • 03 Apr 18

Sergei Lavrov said that 'serious experts' are questioning Britain's account of the crime

Lavrov says spy poisoning 'could be in interest' of UK

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that the poisoning of a former double agent could benefit the British government by distracting attention from problems around Brexit.

World • 02 Apr 18

The car of the Irish Ambassador to Russia outside the Russian Foreign Ministry

Expulsion of Irish diplomat from Russia 'regrettable'

An Irish diplomat is among a number of western officials who have been ordered to leave Russia. The development is a response to Ireland's decision earlier this week to expel one Russian diplomat.

World • 31 Mar 18

Sergei and Yulia Skripal have been in hospital since the attack on 4 March

Yulia Skripal 'conscious and talking' after poisoning

The poisoned daughter of a Russian double agent has reportedly regained consciousness more than three weeks since the pair were targeted in a nerve agent attack.

World • 30 Mar 18

Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was poisoned by a nerve agent

Police believe Skripals were poisoned at their home

British police have said Sergei and Yulia Skripal probably came into contact with the nerve agent that has left them in a serious condition in hospital at the front door of their home in Salisbury, England.

World • 28 Mar 18

Yury Filatov said that the Govt's decision to expel the Russian diplomat was 'unwarranted, uncalled for, senseless and regrettable'

Expulsion of Russian diplomat 'will not go unanswered'

The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has said the decision by the Government to expel a Russian diplomat "will not go unanswered".

World • 27 Mar 18

Yury Filatov (L) said expulsions will not go unanswered, while Simon Coveney said Ireland will show solidarity with its closest neighbour

Russian ambassador says Govt should use 'common sense'

The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has said common sense should be used by the Government in responding to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Salisbury in England earlier this month.

World • 27 Mar 18

The concerns come on the back of the fallout following the spy attack in Salisbury

Ireland 'naive' over fallout from Russian spy attack

A former senior Military Intelligence officer has questioned Ireland's readiness to deal with the fallout of the current tensions between European countries and Russia and the commitment at political level to strengthening the State's defences against hostile espionage activity.

Ireland • 25 Mar 18

Russia's Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov said he hopes Ireland will use its "common sense"

Expelling diplomats would be 'unfriendly' - Ambassador

The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has said that any expulsion of Russian diplomats from Ireland would be an "an unfriendly action, that is certain".

Europe • 23 Mar 18

EU president Donald Tusk said the 28 leaders unanimously backed a statement that Russian involvement was the "only plausible explanation"

'Highly likely' Russia behind spy attack - Tusk

EU leaders have agreed with Britain's assessment that Moscow was "highly likely" responsible for the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy.

UK • 23 Mar 18

Boris Johnson was asked if it was possible the Salisbury attack might have been conducted by someone who was 'empowered' by Vladimir Putin

Russian World Cup likened to Hitler's use of Olympics

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has likened Russia hosting the World Cup this summer to the 1936 Berlin Olympics which were used as a propaganda exercise by Hitler's Nazi regime.

UK • 21 Mar 18

Russian diplomats and their families prepare to leave the embassy in London

Expelled Russian diplomats leave Britain

Russian diplomats expelled from Britain over the nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal have left the country.

UK • 20 Mar 18

Former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned

Putin 'likely' made decision for spy attack - Johnson

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that it was overwhelmingly likely that Russian President Vladimir Putin himself made the decision to use a military-grade nerve toxin against a former Russian spy in Britain.

World • 16 Mar 18

The UK has imposed tough sanctions on Russia after the Salisbury attack

UK, US, France, Germany jointly condemn spy attack

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and the United States have issued a joint statement blaming Russia for a chemical attack on a Russian former double agent in England.

Sergei Skripal • 15 Mar 18

A UN Security Council meeting was called by the UK following the attack in Salisbury

US says Russia 'responsible' for UK nerve agent attack

The US has said that Russia was "responsible" for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, and urged the UN Security Council to hold Moscow accountable.

World • 14 Mar 18

Chemical and forensic experts are examining several scenes in Salisbury

Nerve agent attack: What is Novichok?

The substance used in the attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has been identified as a kind of nerve agent called Novichok.

World • 13 Mar 18

Theresa May said either the Russian state was directly responsible for the poisoning or it had allowed a nerve agent to get into hands of others

'Highly likely' Russia behind spy attack - May

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said it was "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for the poisoning in England of a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

UK • 12 Mar 18

Military personnel in protective clothing prepare to remove vehicles from a car park in Salisbury, England, today

Nerve agent found at UK pub in spy attack investigation

UK authorities have said traces of the nerve agent used in the attack on a former Russian spy in Salisbury have been found at a pub as well as a restaurant.

UK • 12 Mar 18