Skip to main content
Work with the NEU
Britain rejects Russian plan for joint investigation into the Skripals' poisoning
Scientists at Porton Down said yesterday that they were were not able to determine where the nerve agent used on the Skripals had been manufactured

BRITAIN rejected a Russian proposal today for a joint investigation into the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury.

Russia made the suggestion at an emergency meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

It had called the emergency meeting following revelations yesterday by the chief executive of Britain’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down that scientists were not able to determine where the nerve agent used on the Skripals had been manufactured.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after being awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade, Serbia, January 17, 2019
Russia-Ukraine / 30 May 2025
30 May 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to journalists as he arrives at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, May 15, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 15 May 2025
15 May 2025

Meanwhile, Nato foreign ministers debate increased weapons spending as police investigate the bloc’s purchases of military equipment