Russia’s foreign minister has said Moscow could help Britain investigate the poisoning in Salisbury of an ex-Russian spy, but expressed resentment of suspicions cast on his country. Sergei Lavrov’s comments in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa came as British investigators scrambled to unravel the nerve-agent poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Mr Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer, was convicted in 2006 of spying for Britain and released in 2010. Mr Lavrov has been quoted as saying by state news agency Tass that “whether it’s poisoning of some British subjects, whether it’s rumours about interference in the US election campaign, if assistance really is needed, then we are ready to consider its possibility”. Mr Lavrov added: “But in order to conduct such cases, it is necessary not to immediately run out on TV screens with unfounded allegations.”

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2018 11:03 UTC