"Yesterday was a significant moment in our response to this reckless act of aggression, but there is still more to be done as we work with international partners on a long-term response to the challenge posed by Russia," her spokesman stated, reporting remarks made by May at a cabinet meeting.
According to the spokesperson May, in her address to the Cabinet, stated that countries expelling Russian diplomats were acting so not just out of solidarity but because they recognised the threat Moscow allegedly poses.
On March 4, former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who then worked for the British MI6 and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench at a shopping center in Salisbury.
Both of them are currently being treated for exposure to what UK experts consider to be the A-234 nerve agent, allegedly developed in the Soviet Union.
Following the incident, UK Prime Minister Theresa May earlier in March accused Russia of orchestrating the attack and expelled 23 Russian diplomats as a punitive measure.
The Russian side, in turn, has repeatedly rejected all of these accusations, offering to assist in the investigation.
Moscow's request that it be provided with samples of the chemical substance used to poison Skripal was waved aside by the UK. As a part of the promised reciprocal measures, Moscow has expelled 23 UK diplomats and ordered the British Council to stop its activities in Russia in response to the UK move.
