Russia has issued a warning to Britain over the issue of blaming it for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter and said that UK is playing with fire. As we see that a war of words has escalated between the two countries.

Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia spoke over the issue at a United Nations Security Council meeting held in New York. The meeting was called by Russia to hold talks about the diplomatic fallout from the poisoning of the former double agent, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

Tensions rose to a new high between the two countries after what the UK and its allies alleged was a nerve-agent attack by Russia on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the southern English city of Salisbury last month.

“I don’t even know what to say, it’s some sort of theatre of the absurd, couldn’t you come up with a better fake story?” Nebenzia told the Security Council.

“We have told our British colleagues that ‘you’re playing with fire and you’ll be sorry’.”

UK’s envoy to the United Nations, Karen Pierce,  told the Security Council that Britain’s actions “stand up to any scrutiny” and took pledge to keep the 15-member body updated on the inquiry.

“All we’ve done has been consistent with the chemical weapons convention,” she said.

Pierce added: “We have nothing to hide … but I do fear that Russia might have something to fear.”

The United Kingdom refuses to allow Russia to join any of its investigation into the poisoning incident, but the British UN envoy, Pierce, said they had passed on a Russian request for consular access to Yulia Skripal and “we await her response”.

Meanwhile, Kelley Currie, deputy US ambassador to the UN, spoke at the Security Council: “We have stated previously and do so again today our firm belief that Russia is responsible for this chemical weapons attack on UK soil.”

The session on Thursday was called by Russia, which is demanding to undermine Britain’s case that Moscow was responsible for last month’s attack in Salisbury.

“Novichok is not copyrighted by Russia in spite of the obviously Russian name,” said Nebenzia in his address, adding that the US and Britain had both developed the nerve agent.

In a recent statement issued by London police on Thursday, Yulia said her health has improved very fast, but her father is to remain in intensive care.

“I woke up over a week ago now and am glad to say my strength is growing daily,” she said. “I am grateful for the interest in me and for the many messages of goodwill that I have received.

“I have many people to thank for my recovery and would especially like to mention the people of Salisbury that came to my aid when my father and I were incapacitated.”

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