- EU leaders are joining Theresa May in blaming Russia for the Sergei Skripal poisoning.
- It’s a big win for the British Prime Minister, and opens the door to further retaliation against Russia.
- Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, remains in a coma after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, as does his daughter Yulia.
European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England, raising the possibility of additional retaliatory steps by some European countries.
The show of support from the EU, at a time when Britain is grappling with its departure from the bloc, will boost Prime Minister Theresa May, who has also been asking other nations to match her decision to expel Russians over the attack.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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