President Donald Trump reportedly believed the Salisbury novichok attack was part of legitimate spy games and was reluctant to expel Russians from the U.S. over it. The former Russian intelligence officer, 67, and Yulia, 34, were found slumped by shops on March 4 last year. President Donald Trump reportedly believed the Salisbury novichok attack was part of legitimate spy games and was reluctant to expel Russians from the U.S. over itGermany, France and Poland each expelled four diplomats, with Lithuania, Latvia and the Czech Republic also taking action. Trump believed the attacks were 'part of legitimate spy games, distasteful but within the bounds of espionage', reports the New York Times. Evidence gathered by intelligence agencies led the Government to conclude the culprits were officers from the Russian military intelligence service, the GRU.

Source: Daily Mail April 17, 2019 00:53 UTC