SB UN discussed the incident in Salisbury: the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation remembered Sherlock Holmes and gave explanations about the "newcomer"

The UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 14, discussed the incident with the poisoning of the former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal, because of which London accused Russia of a chemical attack and announced a response. The meeting was convened at the initiative of the British side. First, the issue was discussed in a closed format, then they went into open mode.

The United Kingdom "in a rude form under politicized pretexts" blocked the adoption of a draft application for the press for the press on the incident in Salisbury in the Council of People's Commissars of Russia, "aimed at calling for the speedy investigation of the resonant chimincene in the UK in accordance with the existing standards of the specialized organization (OPKU)." This was announced to reporters by the press secretary of the perpetuation Fedor Strzhizhovsky. According to him, which TASS cites, the British delegation introduced "amendments that distort the meaning of the document that was proposed to preserve the unity of the UN Security Council on this issue."

The key moments of the meeting were the application for Russia's readiness to conduct a joint investigation into the incident with the UK after receiving the necessary material evidence and the actual refusal of London to provide those that were reflected in the final speech and. O. British Permanent Representative to the UN Jonathan Allen. He justified this position by the Convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons, in which, according to him, "there are no provisions that require the UK to share the samples collected in the framework of the criminal investigation."

Allen, in particular, opened a meeting. The diplomat, having described the incident with the poisoning of the ex-colonel of the GRU Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia, who took place in the city of Salisbury, called him "an indistinct and reckless act directed against the United Kingdom," noting that "hundreds of British citizens" could potentially be victims of a chemical attack.

According to Allen, “world-class experts” were connected to the investigation in the scientific center of the Ministry of Defense in the city of Porton-Daun. Investigative measures continued the diplomat, led the British authorities to the conclusion that "Mr. Skripal and his daughter were poisoned [gas]" Novice " - the neuro -paralytic substance of the military purpose developed by Russia."

Allen confirmed that the British side appealed to the organization to prohibit chemical weapons (OPCO) with a request to check the British side conclusions about the origin of the chemical.

I. about. The British Permanent Republic of Great Britain accused Russia of violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, claiming that it did not provide the OPCO with information about the program for the development of the nerve substance "Novice". "Russia did not declare the substance" novice "or objects related to its production, as the convention requires," the diplomat said.

Allen said that, as part of the investigation of the incident, the British side is considering two versions of what happened: either the Russian authorities are behind the poisoning, or the Russian Federation “lost control” over the reserves of poisonous substances and took advantage of it without its knowledge. At the same time, Allen claimed that Moscow "did not give a trustworthy explanation" that would confirm the last option. “Therefore, we have no other choice but to conclude that the Russian state is responsible for trying to kill Mr. Skripal and his daughter, as well as the police officer [Nika Bailey],” the diplomat concluded.

USA and France expressed solidarity with Britain

The United States and France during the discussion expressed support for their NATO ally. "The United States is completely in solidarity with Great Britain. The United States believe that Russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the UK using a military -quality poisoning substances that has a neuro -paramaletic effect," said US Belief Protection, Nickei Haley (quote for TASS). She demanded from the Russian Federation to completely cooperate with the British investigation and disclose all the information "about her chemical weapon program."

Haley accused Russia of allegedly “covers” the use of poisonous substances by the government in Syria, and also urged members of the Council of Security to take measures against Moscow. According to her, the authority of the Security Council depends on whether Russia will be held accountable.

The delegation of Poland announced the full support of London, while Sweden Permanent, Oklof Skug, noted the seriousness of the incident, which has not happened in Europe in recent years. Chinese, Majaosyu, said: "We hope that a detailed, objective and independent investigation based on facts will be conducted, in accordance with international standards, following which a conclusion based on evidence will be drawn."

Nebenja, responding to the accusations, recalled Sherlock Holmes

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Vasily Nebenja, taking the worst of the penultimate, consistently refuted the arguments of the prosecutors, reminded them of the presumption of innocence and explained why Moscow was unprofitable for the attempt on Skripal.

“Do you think this incident of Russia is beneficial on the eve of the presidential election and the World Cup? But I know several countries at once - but in accordance with the principle of the presumption of innocence, I will not call them by name - for which this incident and charges of Russia are extremely profitable and timely,” said Nevonya, quoted by TASS.

According to the diplomat, Skripal, who was convicted of espionage, left for the punishment and subsequently pardoned, "did not pose any threat" for Moscow. “But it is perfectly suitable for the role of a victim, which can be justified by any inconceivable lies, dirt and black PR against Russia,” the Russian Basocry emphasized. He expressed the opinion that the British authorities, promoting the Skripal case, "lead a course of the conscious denigration of Russia, without disdaining any methods."

The diplomat clearly stated that "Russia is not involved in this incident", and the ultimatums, nominated by London addressed to him, believes insignificant. He called on the UK "act in strict accordance with the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons" and provide samples of substance for a joint investigation. Nebenja confirmed that Russia is ready to cooperate with London in this matter.

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation also dwelled in detail on the novice combat substance, which, according to the British side, was poisoned by Skripal. “Now a few words about chemistry. In the Russian Federation, no research and experimental design developments under the conditional name“ Novice ”were carried out,” the diplomat said. According to him, since the beginning of the 70s of the last century, a number of countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union, created new types of poisonous substances of neuro-paralytic action, known for the VX, but in 1992 such developments in Russia were discontinued, in 2017 the country completed the destruction of "all the currently available chemical weapons", which confirmed the OPCO.

Nebenja noted that in the mid-90s of the special services of Western countries, including Great Britain and the United States, a number of specialists were taken out of Russia, “as well as some documentation and continued research” in the field of chemical weapons of neuro-paralytic action. “The positive results achieved by these countries to create new poisonous substances, which in the West, for some reasons, are classified under the general name“ Novice ”, are reflected in more than 200 open sources of NATO countries,” said Nebenja, adding that the Russian delegation is ready to provide links to these documents.

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation indicated the fact that the identification of a poisonous substance, allegedly used to poison Skripal, "was carried out in the scientific and technical center of the British Ministry of Defense in the village of Porton-Daun, on the basis of which the development of chemical weapons was conducted, including this type." "The most likely source of the origin of this chemicals are countries in which intensive research on these substances, including the UK," the diplomat concluded, has been conducted from the late 90s to the present.

Nebenja in his speech reminded the Council of People's Commissars of the Inspector of Lestrade from Scotland Yard - an unlucky character in the stories of Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. “He does not have pure intelligence and does not own the deductive method. His role is to shade the extraordinary detective abilities of Sherlock Holmes. He, Lestrade, immediately grabs the superficial traces of the crime and monitors the banal conclusions in order to be refuted by Sherlock, which always finds the height of the crime, the true trace and motive,” said the Basocal Protection of the Russian Federation.

“God forbid me to suspect modern Skotland -Yard employees of unprofessionalism, although today the modern Sherlock Holmes would not have interfered. But today, high -ranking members of the British government, who pour irresponsible, unproven, superficial, monstrous accusations, which has far -reaching consequences,” he warned. diplomat.

Responding to the accusations that Russia is involved in the organization of murders, including in the territory of other countries, Nebenzya reminded London of his own "track record". According to him, the UK participated "in illegal armed attacks on independent states, including using false evidence," among these countries he listed Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya.

A meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday took place without a speaker from the UN Secretariat. Earlier, in the office of the UN Secretary General Antoniu Gutherris, they refrained from any comments about the Salisbury incident. At a briefing for journalists, Deputy Official Representative of Secretary General Farhan Khak said that Gutherrish was “deeply concerned about the use of the neuro-paralytic substance in the United Kingdom to do harm or murder of people.” According to him, despite the fact that Gutherrish "is not able to establish responsibility for anyone for the incident," he decisively condemns any use of a neuro-paralytic or chemical weapon, and also hopes that this incident will be carefully investigated. "