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The rhetoric is getting a little silly and likely no coincidence i suppose that a number of recent YouTube videos have been highlighting a nuclear attack on the UK by Russia from the social media departments within the FSB and ministry of foreign affairs. Completely stupid videos that talk in terms of a massive Russian strike with no counter attack by us but then these videos like those in the past have been on the more fantastic sensationalist side of reality.

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Russian Embassy in London states any secret resettlement of the Skripals will be treated as an "Abduction or forced isolation".

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I think we should remind Russia that we don't send anyone in this country to Siberia in their pyjamas.

Re: New UK-Russia Tensions after Ex-Russian Spy Poisoned in Salisbury
 

obviously the ruski's want them back so they can finish the murder attempt.

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I'll wait for vlad (man of peace) Putin's next speech about nuclear war in response to not getting his own way as that seems to be the norm these days.

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Russia vetoes Syria chemical weapons inquiry

https://news.sky.com/story/live-syri...trump-11324985

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BREAKING: Yulia Skripal has said in a statement that her father is still "seriously ill" and that she is still suffering ill effects from the Nerve Agent and has shunned any assistance from the Russian Embassy, by saying she does "not wish to avail myself" to them.

https://news.sky.com/story/yulia-skr...bassy-11326800

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BREAKING: Independent chemical weapons scientists have confirmed that novichok was used in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

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Latest: Russia has released their own 8,000 word report in to the Skripals case and state "They are being kept in forced detention or false imprisonment."

Even if remotely true, I suppose it's better than being DEAD by their (Russia's) own hands. :rolleyes:

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They really should not judge us by their own behaviour.

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Well in Russia's defence those are the two options when the authorities are involved in Russia so easy for them to mistake protective custody for what they do. Russia's responses lately on this and the Syria attack are not doing them any favours but it is doing what Putin wants getting bad press outside of Russia that he can claim are attacks on Russia by the evil west within Russia he's simply trying to cement his position.

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Another twist to the tale, or more fake news from Russia?

http://www.business-standard.com/art...1500029_1.html

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on Saturday that the toxin used to poison former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, was BZ toxin, as confirmed by a Swiss laboratory.

You'd have thought, no matter what, that the media would be spending a fortune on contacting the Lab concerned for confirmation or denial . . with denial being their choice result so they could point fingers and shout 'liars' even louder :shrug:

It has gone rather quiet since the two victims made (are making) amazing recoveries, and I tend to doubt the old adage that 'no news is good news' :D

oh, just a disclaimer on the article: (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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As the name of the lab is not mentioned, I doubt little credibility can be attached to the article.

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Would that be the same Russians who said they had investigated the alleged Chemical attack in Doumas and concluded there hadn’t been one, then a day or two later said that the Chemical attack in Doumas had probably been done by British-backed forces?

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The Lab itself has poured cold water on this Russian lie: https://twitter.com/SpiezLab/status/985243574123057152