Miliband compared Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's comments in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack to Trump's rhetoric on Russia | Leon Neal/Getty Images Former UK foreign secretary: Jeremy Corbyn sounds like Trump on Russia Labour leader’s call for dialogue with Moscow in wake of Salisbury attack is similar to Donald Trump’s rhetoric, says David Miliband.

Former U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday compared Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's comments in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent attack to U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric on Russia.

Speaking on BBC4's Today Program, Miliband said the "contents" of what Corbyn said in the House of Commons Monday "about the need to engage in dialogue, to keep on talking to [Russia]" reminded him of "the kinds of things" U.S. President Donald Trump says about Moscow.

"No one is saying all contact [with Russia] is going to be cut off," Miliband said. "The question was whether or not there are actions as well as words. Because the truth is that it’s only actions that show the Russians that we’re serious.”

"It's about standing up for our own citizens, frankly," Miliband added. "It's not about being anti-Russia, it's not about starting another Cold War. It's about realizing that Russia is in a revanchist, dangerous mode."

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May set the "right tone" when she spoke in the House the Commons following a meeting of the U.K. government’s National Security Council on Monday, he said.

"I think that she was firm but not seeking to be macho," Miliband said. "She’s also bought herself a couple of days to figure out what to do."

"It's very worrying that the White House has not felt able to point the finger at Russia in the last seven or eight days," Miliband also said, adding that it was "incredibly important" for May to rally her European allies.