Rex Tillerson: Russia is irresponsible force of instability in world

Rex TillersonRussia is an irresponsible force of instability in the world US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today as he slammed the country over its alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in the UK Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal 66 and his daughter Yulia 33 were found collapsed after being poisoned last week Both remain in a serious condition along with a police officer who came in contact with the same substanceBritish Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said it was highly likely that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack on Skripal who was once an informant for Britains foreign intelligence service Russia has denied the allegation Tillerson said the US would stand in solidarity with the UK and would coordinate its response to the attack We have full confidence in the UKs investigation and its assessment that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack that took place in Salisbury last week he said in a statementTillerson said there was never a justification for such an attack the attempted murder of a private citizen on the soil of a sovereign nation and the US is outraged that Russia appears to have again engaged in such behaviour From Ukraine to Syria and now the UK Russia continues to be acting with open disregard for the sovereignty of other states and the life of their citizens he allegedWe agree that those responsible both those who committed the crime and those who ordered it must face appropriately serious consequences We stand in solidarity with our Allies in the United Kingdom and will continue to coordinate closely our responses Tillerson who is on a tour to Africa saidThe White House condemned the chemical attack as an outrage We are standing with our UK ally White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Sanders said the US has been monitoring the incident closely and takes it very seriously The use of a highly lethal nerve agent against UK citizens on UK soil is an outrage she saidThe attack was reckless indiscriminate and irresponsible We offer the fullest condemnation and we extend our sympathy to the victims and their families and our support to the UK government We stand by our closest ally and the special relationship that we have Sanders saidCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever