Journalists wait for the British Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Photo: ReutersRussia's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to the country, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing an unidentified ministry source. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday Moscow had already decided on retaliatory measures, which she said Britain would be informed of in the near future. Moscow has denied any involvement in the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Asked by a Reuters reporter in the Kazakh capital if Moscow would expel British diplomats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov smiled and said on Friday: "We will, of course."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 17, 2018 07:52 UTC