LONDON - Britain said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "ultimate" responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England, as it prepared to brief the UN Security Council. Security Minister Ben Wallace said Putin bore ultimate responsibility for the poisoning. "Ultimately he does in so far as he is the president of the Russian Federation and it is his government that controls, funds and directs the military intelligence, the GRU, via his ministry of defence." In the aftermath, Britain and its allies expelled dozens of Russian diplomats, prompting Russian to respond in kind. -The US ambassador to London, Woody Johnson, and the Australian government have offered their support for Britain's stance against Russia.

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2018 08:15 UTC