Protection from the homeland

The Ambassador of Great Britain to the Russian Federation Lori Bristow said that Sergey and Julia Skripal are alive, but do not want to meet with representatives of Russia. He said that the request of the Russian embassy was transferred to them and the British side is ready to provide an opportunity to meet with their consent. Earlier, the mother of the ex-GRU employee asked the police to recognize relatives missing, and at the Russian embassy in the UK doubted that they were alive.

Bristow made this statement during an interview with Interfax. In the conversation, the diplomat shared his plans to stabilize the relations of Moscow and London during the year, spoke about the rotation scheme of diplomatic mission employees in two countries and the possibility of providing information on terrorist threats. Speaking about the prospects of bilateral relations, he could not help but affect the work of the Skripals that has recently overshadowing them recently.

Experts on the site of the grave of Lyudmila Skripal / YouTube.com

“I can confirm that they are alive. I can confirm that the request of the Russian embassy with a request to meet with them was transferred to them. They do not want to meet with representatives of the Russian embassy. It seems to me that it is not so difficult to understand why they may not want to meet with representatives of the Russian state. This is their choice, ” commented the representative of Britain by the statement of the Russian diplomatic mission in London. He said that the creaks are in a safe place, and if they still want meetings, they will be given such an opportunity. “Our duty is to protect them,” Bristow emphasized.

Recall that a year ago, in Salisbury, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia, a novice chemical, was performed in Salisbury, and the local hospital managed to save their lives. London laid responsibility for what happened to Moscow, the Kremlin has repeatedly rejected the accusations, which did not stop the followed anti -Russian sanctions.

In September 2018, the British prosecutor's office published pictures of two suspects in the poisoning of the Skripals - supposedly officers of the GRU Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. They were charged with four articles. The Russians themselves in an interview with RT confirmed that Salisbury really were, but exclusively for tourist purposes. In February, the media declared the third suspect.

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov / YouTube.com

The concern of the Russian side is caused by the fact that no one saw the family after the incident. Sergei Skripal did not appear in public, Julia recorded a video message in which she spoke about a difficult recovery and announced that she was grateful to the Russian embassy for help, but was not ready to use it. The embassy notes that access to the Skripals was not provided contrary to the norms of international law and the 1965 bilateral consular convention.

“On Tuesday, statements were sent to the police with a request to recognize Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia missing. The documents were submitted by mail to the police department at Julia’s place of residence in Moscow, ”said Skripal Victoria, who lives with his mother last week. They planned a visit to the kingdom to find out about relatives, but Victoria repeatedly refused to issue a visa. According to her, the British special services can soon eliminate Julia Skripal as an unnecessary witness of events on March 4. On the eve of the media reported a deterioration in the health of Skripal. According to the neighbors, someone comes to the Moscow apartment of Julia: they heard sounds behind the wall, it happened that light was burning in the window.

In January, the British newspaper The Telegraph, citing sources, reported that they were creaking in the south of England and are under the supervision of a narrow circle of medical personnel, and in the summer of 2018, Julia Skripal, among whom were British and Russians. The diplomatic mission called the publication "nothing more than the assumptions of people who allegedly understand the manner of the work of the British special services."

Julia Skripal / YouTube.com

According to the ambassador, Britain has more information on this issue, but it is not published so as not to cause a court prejudice. Mr. Bristow also stated that the kingdom was not interested in a joint investigation with the Russian side.

“We are sure that we know who these people are. We are also sure that the Russian government knows who these people are. If the Russian government wants to provide us with information about its involvement or involvement of its employees, we will welcome it, ”the diplomat said , adding that the incident in Salisbury has dealt a strong blow to relations between the governments, and, as long as there is a risk of such actions, it will be impossible to build normal political relations with Russia.”