Russian spy scandal: Britain reaches out to New ZealandBreakfast UK Prime Minister Theresa May says it's 'highly likely' Russia behind poisoning of a Russian spy and his daughter in England. British diplomats took the extraordinary step on Tuesday of briefing New Zealand media on the Salisbury spy attack after its prime minister Theresa May issued an ultimatum to Moscow over the poisoning. "We share and support the concerns expressed by other nations about such use of chemical weapons," he said. As New Zealand has stated on many occasions, we are deeply disturbed at any use of chemical substances banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention. "The prime minister needs to show leadership and make him withdraw his lonewolf comments - and quickly before more damage is done to our international reputation."

Source: Stuff March 13, 2018 04:45 UTC