Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei Skripal were poisoned with the chemical agent Novichok and were found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury, on March 4. Despite the poisoning, Yulia Skripal says she wants to return to her country', detailing the harrowing attack in a hand written letter. It was the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he thought Yulia Skripal was speaking under duress. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge Editing by Simon Robinson and Nick Tattersall)Yulia Skripal full press statement Yulia Skripal says she wants to return to her country 'in the longer term', despite the poisoning Good day, my name is Yulia Skripal.

Source: Daily Mail May 23, 2018 16:41 UTC