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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1060468)	3/14/2018 8:28:17 PM
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Sarah Sanders Simply Refuses To Say 'Russia' When Quizzed On UK Poisoning Mary Papenfuss HuffPost•March 12, 2018 White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointedly avoided saying the word “Russia” on Monday when very specifically questioned about that country’s culpability in the poisoning last week of a former Russian spy with a deadly nerve agent. British officials have determined that Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were poisoned with a nerve agent developed in Russia. British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Monday that it was “ highly likely” that Russia was responsible for the attack. “We must now stand ready to take extensive measures,” May said. But when asked ? three times ? at a White House press briefing about Russia’s link to the poisoning or any possible repercussions for the country from the U.S., Sanders carefully did not say “Russia” — or otherwise address who may have been responsible for the attack. She characterized it as an “indiscriminate” attack, although British authorities have concluded that Skripal was clearly targeted. “We’ve been monitoring the incident closely, take it very seriously,” Sanders said. “The use of a highly lethal nerve agent against U.K. citizens on U.K. soil is an outrage. The attack was reckless, indiscriminate and irresponsible. We offer the fullest condemnation.” “So you’re not saying that Russia was behind this?” a reporter asked. “Right now, we are standing with our U.K. ally,” Sanders said again. “I think they’re still working through even some of the details of that.” Pressed a third time, an annoyed Sanders answered, “Like I just said, we stand with our ally and we certainly fully support them and are ready if we can be of any assistance.” The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the U.K.’s accusations about Skripal’s poisoning as a “ circus show.”