You and others are (deliberately) missing the crucial bit .. he didn't specifically condemn Putin/Russia for this outrage just like he never specifically condemns the IRA .. he did manage to make a party political point about cuts though.
Furthermore his spokesman Seamus Milne (Putin...
'all the way' is a quote so he obviously said it and he said "It sounds to me like they believe it was Russia and I would certainly take that finding as fact.". Anyway I thought you were claiming there was a deafening silence from the US? :p
The point is you and I have no idea how nerve agents are identified or what can be derived from a sample. What variant/strain it is, what year it was made, what level of training is needed to transport and succesfully use this type of weapon.The people at Porton Down do. MI5/6 would also be the...
Apart from the President saying the US is ‘with the UK all the way’ and "It sounds to me like it would be Russia, based on all the evidence they have," Trump told reporters outside the White House. "It sounds to me like they believe it was Russia and I would certainly take that finding as fact."
You mean apart from a weapons-grade chemical nerve agent developed by the Russians who have form for murdering ex-spies (and others) in very unpleasant ways being used to try to kill a Russian double agent?
HMG would have consulted all the relevant experts - MI5/6, Porton Down before coming to...
The United States, Germany, France, numerous other Allies, Labour back benchers, the SNP, Lib Dems, vast majority of parliament all fully back the government and believe Russia is responsible. It looks like it's just Putin and Corbyn who aren't convinced.
It gets worse. Corbyn’s spokesman...