The poison that struck down two Britons has been identified as the same strand of Novichok nerve agent that was used against a former Russian agent and his daughter in March.
Britain’s Interior Minister Sajid Javid said this Thursday that it was likely that the pair came into contact with it at a different site from the Skripals.
It has not yet been possible to determine whether the nerve agent is from the same batch of Novichok.
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He added that Britain would consider what further action it should take against Russia if it is proven that the Kremlin was responsible for the nerve agent poisoning of two Britons.
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