The British side intervened in the Russian former spy poisoning case. Foreign media： This is a warning to ＂traitors＂

　　British police said on the 9th that the British military had participated in the investigation of the poisoning incident of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter at the request of the police.

　　Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is willing to assist in the investigation, but will not accept unwarranted accusations. A Russian TV anchor said that this incident was a warning to "traitors".

　　Military intervention

　　The London Police Department said on the same day that it had requested the military to intervene in the investigation because the military had the necessary capabilities and technical means. The police asked the military to help transport some vehicles and objects from the scene.

　　Investigators have confirmed that Krippahl’s father and daughter were exposed to nerve agents. Their physical signs were stable on the 9 th and they were still in a coma; Nick Bailey, the policeman who was disposed of at the scene, was in poor condition, but conscious. Another 18 people have been discharged from the hospital after blood tests and treatment.

　　The BBC reported that the military has sent about 170 soldiers to Salisbury, Wiltshire. They are chemical, biological or nuclear weapons professionals.

　　The police set up cordons in several areas, including the bench where Krippahl’s father and daughter were unconscious, a bar and a restaurant they visited that day, and Krippahl’s residence in Salisbury, the cemetery of his wife and son.

　　The British government has so far refused to explain what the nerve agent is, and at the same time to appease the public, this incident does not pose a wider public security threat.

　　Krippahl, 66, retired from the Russian General Intelligence Service in 1999, and was sentenced to imprisonment by a Russian court in 2006 for providing the British MI6 with a list of Russian agents in European countries. In 2010, Krippahl was released and settled in Britain after Russian and American exchanged spies who were arrested.

　　Warning function?

　　In view of Krippahl’s identity background, the Russian government is under suspicion. Although the British government did not directly point the finger at Russia, some suggestive remarks triggered a strong reaction from Russia.

　　British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson shouted to "governments around the world" in the British Parliament, saying that Britain would take "strong" response measures if it was found out that the government was behind this case. British Prime Minister David Theresa May told ITV that if this incident is "supported by the government", "we will take appropriate and correct measures".

　　Ian Blair, former director of the London Police Department, told the BBC reporter on the 9th that the cause of death of 14 Russians who died in Britain should be re-investigated. The US "Hey Hey" news website reported that the US intelligence department believed that the deaths of these people were related to the Russian side, and the British side had stopped investigating.

　　Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman maria Zacharova criticized Johnson’s remarks as "outrageous" and "crazy". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the 9th that it is a "propaganda" means to blame Russia for Krippahl’s poisoning, and Russia is willing to assist in the investigation. "However, [British personnel] should not immediately make groundless identification on the TV screen.".

　　The Associated Press quoted Richard guthrie, a British chemical weapons expert, as saying that there is undeniable "another possibility", that is, someone "planted the blame on Russia".

　　Kirill Kleimenov, the news anchor of Russian Channel 1 TV station, said on the night news program on the 8th that the poisoning of Krippahl was a warning to those who tried to betray Russia.

　　"I don’t want anyone to die," Kleimenov said. "But purely for educational purposes, I want to warn those who dream of doing such a thing that traitors are the most dangerous profession in the world."

　　Kleimenov said that few traitors live long, and heart disease and suicide caused by alcoholism, drug abuse, stress and depression "are all traitors’ occupational diseases". He also warned "traitors or those who hate their country" and "don’t choose to live in Britain" because "there are problems there. Perhaps it is because of the climate, but in recent years, there have been too many serious incidents there. "

　　Text/Xinhua News Agency