Russia's envoy to EU describes Salisbury incident as artificial scenario pursuing specific goals

MOSCOW. March 23 (Interfax) - The Salisbury incident with Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia is an artificial scenario pursuing specific goals, Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, said.

"It is strictly an artificial scenario, I believe, it pursues specific goals," Chizhov said on the Rossiya-24 (VGTRK) television channel.