LONDON. April 5 (Interfax) - The Russian embassy in London notes contradictions in the United Kingdom's statements about the Skripal case but receive no reply to its enquiries, the embassy said.
"Indeed, we note discrepancies between various British statements. That's why we have sought clarifications from the Foreign Office, together with samples of the substance used, something that has been refused," the Russian embassy to the United Kingdom said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
"Our questions on treatment methods used by the medics remain unanswered. In other words, we have no opportunity to directly verify whether the British have correctly identified the substance, nor whether they are correctly treating our nationals. Among other things, it remains unclear why Sgt. Bailey has recovered, Yulia Skripal is recovering (if one is to believe it) while Sergei Skripal remains unconscious," the statement said.
This is how the embassy answered a question from the media about the statements of the head of Britain's Porton Down military laboratory, Gary Aitkenhead, who earlier told the Sky News television that there is no antidote to negate the effects of the substance he calls "Novichok". On the other hand, it was reported that Yulia Skripal who, according to British official statements, was poisoned by that substance, is recovering. The question that the media asked the embassy was whether there is an inconsistency there.
"By the way, in the same interview Mr Aitkenhead said that Porton Down experts had consulted the medics on the course of treatment. We would like to know what recommendations they gave. We have sent another diplomatic note to the Foreign Office on this matter," the Russian embassy said.