DISINFO: The expulsion of Russian diplomats means that the US has declared a New Cold War on Russia
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DISINFO: The expulsion of Russian diplomats means that the US has declared a New Cold War on Russia

SUMMARY

When the UK began leading such a crusade [the expulsion of Russian diplomats], the banner of this crusade was raised up by the United States. In fact the United States announced the beginning of a large-scale Cold War. This is a fact.

RESPONSE

Neither the US nor the UK have announced a Cold War on Russia.

On Sunday 4 March Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. 143 Russian intelligence officers based in 26 countries were expelled as a reaction to the attack. www.gov.uk/government/news/novichok-nerve-agent-use-in-salisbury-uk-government-response, Many competing and contradictory stories promulgated by Russian state-controlled media, the only connecting thread being to confuse their audience and exclude any possibility of Russian involvement https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=sergei+skripal&disinfo_issue=&date=

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