London has not provided any information to the Russian side, the Kremlin spokesman stressed

MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. London’s six-slide presentation entitled the ‘Salisbury Incident’ allegedly proving Russia’s complicity in the so-called Skripal case fails to stand up to any criticism, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "To our great regret, up to now we have not seen any adequate or comprehensible proof or explanations whatsoever on the position held by official London," the Kremlin spokesman said. "London has not provided any information to the Russian side," Peskov stressed.

"The reports we saw in the media, which claim that precisely such information was presented as arguments, can barely stand up to any criticism," the Kremlin spokesman emphasized. The British Embassy in Moscow held a briefing for foreign envoys where it presented the UK’s view on the alleged poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal convicted in Russia for espionage. Several countries that sided with London on the alleged Skripal poisoning case consider their arguments weak and inadequate, Peskov noted. Replying to a question on whether the Kremlin believes that Russia's non-involvement defense in the alleged Skripal poisoning is a dead-end, Peskov said, "No, we do not believe that. First, 20 or 30 countries are just a part of the world community; it is much more diverse and includes a much larger number of nations. Second, even among the countries that sided with the UK, there are states that still believe that London’s arguments are weak and inadequate for such serious accusations against Moscow." Peskov pointed out. Moscow expects those countries that have expelled Russian diplomats to question the reliability of London’s allegations about Russia’s involvement in the Salisbury incident, the Kremlin spokesman stressed. According to him, Russia has taken a clear and consistent stance on the issue, denying its involvement. "We expect that the countries who decided to expel our diplomats in solidarity with Great Britain will eventually see the need to ask themselves whether the information that is being presented as evidence of Russia’s alleged involvement in the Salisbury events could be considered reliable," Peskov said. The Russian presidential spokesman said that the decision to expel Russian diplomats was "an example of quasi-solidarity with London on a matter that, from our standpoint, is totally baseless."

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