(CNN) – Britain’s National Security Council met Monday to discuss the latest intelligence on the attempted murder of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, as pressure mounts on UK Prime Minister Theresa May over the alleged involvement of Moscow in the attack.
Multiple UK media reports suggested that the government is close to finalizing a number of retaliatory measures, including diplomatic expulsions and sanctions, should a Russian link be formally established.
Such a development would plunge relations between the UK and Russia to their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War.
Speaking from Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the UK should “get to the bottom” of what happened to the former spy in the English city of Salisbury before talking to him, according to the state-run RIA news agency.
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