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Britain charges two Russians for State-backed nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia
•Skripal, himself a former GRU officer who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service, was found unconscious with Yulia on a public bench in the southern English city of Salisbury on 4 March
UK Novichok attacks: Vladimir Putin calls Britain's allegations about Russia's role 'baseless', asks for documentary evidence
•President Vladimir Putin has accused Britain of making baseless allegations against Russia in the Novichok attacks, after a former Soviet spy was among four people found poisoned by a nerve agent in southern England.
UK woman Dawn Sturgess dies after being exposed to Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, say British authorities
•A woman in southwest England died after being exposed to nerve agent Novichok in March
British counter-terror police joins Amnesbury case probe; couple's condition similar to Russian spy victims
•British counter-terrorism officers joined the Amnesbury investigation after a couple were found in critical condition from a poisonous exposure. They were found near Salisbury where two Russian spies were poisoned in March.
At Brussels summit, European Union leaders call for tougher measures to stop spread of chemical weapons, combat spying
•European Union leaders on Friday pledged to crack down harder on chemical weapons and step up efforts to combat spying, as Europe frets about threats from Russia.
Yulia Skripal, poisoned in nerve agent attack, says recovery slow and painful; 'lucky to have survived'
•Yulia was discharged from a local hospital last month, and her father last week. Both have been taken to an undisclosed location for their protection. In a statement, Yulia Skripal said she and her father are "so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination."
UK spy poisoning: Clean up starts in city of Salisbury, officials say work expected to take several months
•A clean-up operation in the British city of Salisbury where a former Russian spy was poisoned began Tuesday, with officials saying the nerve agent used was delivered in "liquid form" and small quantities.
G7 nations call on Russia to 'urgently address' Salisbury nerve agent attack, provide full disclosure of Novichok programme
•Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven industrialised nations called on Russia to come clean about a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain
UK nerve agent attack: Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital, taken to 'secure' location, says report
•British media report that Yulia Skripal, one of two Russians poisoned by nerve agent, has been released from the hospital.
Britain aims to resettle former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, Yulia in US with new identities: Report
•Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the United States.