At least 18 countries have expelled Russian citizens in retaliation for Russia’s alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack against a former double agent and his daughter in Salisbury, England.
President Donald Trump moved to support British Prime Minister Theresa May by approving the expulsion Monday of 60 Russian diplomats or intelligence officers from the U.S.
Sergei Skripal, 66, the former double agent, was convicted in Russia for high treason. He and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were in stable but critical condition in a local hospital.
The family resided in the United Kingdom for almost a decade after Skripal’s release from prison. That …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
