Britain says Russia monitored daughter of former spy for years
LONDON — Russian intelligence agencies monitored the emails of former spy Sergei Skripal’s daughter Yulia for at least five years before the two were poisoned, Britain’s national security adviser said in a letter made public Friday.
Mark Sedwill made the assertion in a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explaining Britain’s conclusion that the Russian government is to blame for poisoning the Skripals with a military-grade nerve agent on March 4.
He said only Russia has the “technical means, operational experience and the motive” for the attack.
Moscow has strongly denied responsibility and says Britain is waging a defamation campaign against it.