The daughter of a Russian ex-spy who was poisoned in a nerve-agent attack along with her father is improving rapidly and is out of critical condition, the hospital treating the pair said Thursday. Yulia Skripal’s 66-year-old father Sergei remains in critical condition. Salisbury NHS Trust, which oversees the hospital where the Skripals are being treated, said 33-year-old Yulia is “improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. The announcement follows the expulsion of Russian diplomats by European Union nations, the U.S., NATO and other countries. Russian diplomats have been operating out of the special interests section of the Swiss Embassy in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, since 2009.

Source: Hindustan Times March 29, 2018 16:18 UTC