"We will defend the fundamental values that underpin our way of life and we will do everything we can to counter Putin's recklessness and Russia's threat to international security," she added. She continued to say Mr Putin hoped the West would disunite, and NATO would be divided after he invaded Ukraine, but he has "failed" to achieve "virtually everything" he wanted. "I was always clear that this was part of a more aggressive positioning by Russia that would have consequences further down the line." "At the time there were some who thought that Salisbury was a one-off, some sort of aberration.
Writing an article in The Sun, Ms May described Vladimir Putin as an "opportunist" and said the West will continue to do whatever it can to counter his "recklessness".Īfter the Salisbury's poisonings, the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Ukraine and several other EU states expelled around 140 Russian officials from their country - the biggest ever expulsion of Russian intelligence officers. Now, Theresa May, who was prime minister at the time, has said the UK's response to the incident has the same underlying principles as the reaction required for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. They survived the ordeal, but a British mother-of-three named Dawn Sturgess died after coming into contact with the nerve agent used to poison them. Just a quick reminder - former Russian intelligence officer turned British double agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia were the intended targets of the attack. As you read in our previous post, today marks the five-year anniversary of the Salisbury spy poisonings.
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