(Matt Cardy/Getty Images)British police announced Wednesday that former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter had been “targeted specifically” with a nerve agent in an apparent attempt on their lives. Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his daughter were found collapsed on March 4 in Salisbury, England, after being exposed to a nerve agent. Although British authorities have rarely pointed the finger at the Russian government, the use of a nerve agent in the Skripal case has renewed concern about Kremlin involvement. The circumstances of the Skripal case make it more complicated. It is also possible that Britain could expel Russian diplomats, Calder says, if British intelligence concludes they were involved.

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2018 17:32 UTC