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21:35, 22-Mar-2018
Russian ambassador accuses UK of ‘hiding’ details in spy poisoning, guarantees safe World Cup
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Alexander Yakovenko, Russia's ambassador to the UK, briefed the press in London on the raging spy poisoning case and World Cup in Russia on Thursday in London.
Yakovenko made the comments amid a escalating diplomatic crisis between London and Moscow over the poisoning case on British soil on March 4.
‘Britain provided no proof’
Britain provided no proof of Russia's alleged involvement in the nerve attack on former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, the Russian ambassador said.
Britain also refused Russia's consular access to Yulia Skripal, Yakovenko said, adding London "is trying to hide details about the deaths of prominent Russians in Britain."
"This nerve attack is so complicated so we need the wisdom of Hercule Poirot to solve the mystery," he said.
‘They will be safe in Russia’
England football fans will be safe at the 2018 World Cup despite the raging diplomatic crisis between the two countries, Yakovenko told the press.
"They will be the guests of Russia," the ambassador insisted, saying all the necessary measures are being taken, and the British special authorities are in contact with the special Russian authorities to provide security.
He also slammed British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s comparison of the World Cup in Russia to 1963 Olympics in Nazi Germany as “totally irresponsible”.
"We do not think British war veterans, including those of the Arctic Convoys, would share this opinion," Yakovenko said.
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