Yulia, 33, thanked the people of Salisbury for coming to her aid when she and her father, the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, were “incapacitated”, and she praised medical staff for nursing them both. Russia said on Thursday that it expected Yulia to return to Russia. The UK Foreign Office said Yulia had not taken up Russia’s offers of help. A spokesman said: “We have conveyed to Ms Skripal the Russian embassy’s offer of consular assistance. He did not directly reply but said the UK had to give Russia immediate access to Yulia.

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2018 11:47 UTC