Russia to retaliate against British PM Theresa May's poison 'provocation'UK prime minister Theresa May says a deadline issued on Monday for Moscow to provide an explanation for how a Russia-made nerve agent had ended up in Salisbury met with "complete disdain". Russia is expected to expel British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to what it has called "an unprecedented, flagrant provocation" from British Prime Minister Theresa May, as relations below the countries plunge to near-Cold War levels. "We will not tolerate the threat to life of British people and others on British soil from the Russian Government. JACK TAYLOR/GETTY IMAGES British Prime Minister Theresa May announced 23 Russian diplomats would be expelled in the fall-out from the ex-spy poisoning case. Russian media reported Moscow will expel "dozens" of British diplomats.

Source: Stuff March 15, 2018 09:45 UTC