In a speech at the UN Security Council, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told Britain “you’ll be sorry,” over allegations that Russia was behind the Salisbury poisonings. The British government has been blaming Russia for the poisoning for a solid month now.
Proof has been very elusive, however, with British scientists at Porton Down admitting earlier this week that they are unable to identify where the poison came from, and would only say it was “likely” a state actor.
That’s a lot less certain that British officials have claimed to be from the start, however, and this may reflect British intelligence officials telling allies that they were certain it was Russian in origin. Their argument was centered around the fact that the Russian site which produces such agents isn’t very big, and therefore probably is for assassinations, not military use.
The argument that it could’ve conceivably been Russia, combined with lack of intelligence on it coming from anywhere else, was enough for officials to declare certitude on the matter. Then Porton Down failed to confirm it with actual tests.
Russian officials have indicated that they’ll accept the results of British testing of the agent in question. So far, those tests have failed to implicate Russia, though the OPCW is also conducting its own tests on samples from the site.
That Russia is saying they’ll accept the results suggests they are quite confident it won’t implicate them at all, which would be the case if they indeed didn’t do it, as they’ve insisted all along. Basing their allegations on flimsy supposition could find up embarrassing indeed for the British.
“Russia Warns Britain Will Be ‘Sorry’ ”
I personally can’t wait for Russia to prove that to Loser Britain, beotch of the evil empire.
Britain is several synonyms for ‘sorry’; none of them good.
‘Pathetic’ for example, but not ‘contrite’ or ‘penitent’.
Is this where BJ stands before the media and cries, “The bloody Yanks made us do it!! They said the anti-Russia hysteria will cause people to overlook the fact that, hey, we have no proof.”
“Russian officials have indicated that they’ll accept the results of British testing of the agent in question.”
Dumb move. Who’s to say the final result won’t be politicized to please the corrupt western establishment.
I wonder what Yulia has said now she is back from near-death. Do you think she will be allowed to say anything not consistent with Theresa may’s concocted story?
Nah. As soon as she was conscious someone had a word with her, told her what’s what, and how much she’ll get to say the right things. Can you imagine her coming out as a Putin-fan? Not gonna happen in a millions years. If the public ever hears from her it’s going to be the corrupt establishment’s line.
The US MSM has totally “moved on” with this incident. So last week’s news, I guess. In actuality, it was only meant to distract attention from the Russian find of 40 tons of poison gas and the equipment for concentrating it that was found in a bunker in East Ghouta. Oh, what a great false-flag event that would have been the makings for. Now the US and Israel are trying to come up with some other pretext to attack Syria (and Iran). Rest assured, they will find one.
Notice that nobody is allowed to criticize Israel for its “self-defense” in killing so many Palestinian protesters, or our allies the Saudis causing thousands of deaths in Yemen. Two people who are “miraculously ” still alive cause international havoc because the UK needs to continue the Russia-hating of its PM with not one bit of evidence, ignoring the real violence of its “allies”.
I can’t help but suspect that a particularly unsavoury,shitty little country in the Middle East is mixed up in this somewhere.
How on earth can the UK claim this? The USSR may have had such products in the past; Uzkbekistan had the factory, which the USA was designated to close and deal with; Russia had all its CW destroyed and certified so by the OPCW last year, and there is not the slightest reason for the Russians, even if they had such a product, to do such a stupid, counterproductive act and fail in it anyway!! Porton Down and the OPCW committee at last have spoken out, and we still pretend there is some likelihood that Russia is guilty. Why???
What is the shelf life of this chemical agent…?????
Novichok doesn’t have a “shelf life” per se, because it is a binary agent. Its ingredients are mixed shortly prior to use.
Which is one reason why it seems unlikely that it was used. Why use an agent that requires two separate chemicals to be smuggled in, and then a facility in which to turn them into the agent? There are all kinds of poisons and weapons that are easy to smuggle, or that can be acquired or easily compounded in the target country, and that don’t require such risky special treatment.
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Idiot. Flimsy evidence? Where did the stuff come from then? Since Putin has done it before with Polanium no wonder everyone accuses him. Not to mention invading Georgia. Murdering every political opposition leader in his own country. Invading Ukraine. Annexing the Crimea. Interfering in European democracies? Kidnapping Lithuanian citizens. Shooting down airliners. Maybe if your so anti war you might want to look at Russia. Your just an apologist for evil and aggression.
WTF…..!!!!! Where does your stuff cum from, Bolton trash……????