Russia is almost certainly responsible for the Sergei Skripal attack, and Britain must respond aggressively

By Tom Rogan

Published March 7, 2018 7:55pm ET

Russia is almost certainly responsible for the Sergei Skripal attack, and Britain must respond aggressively — In this photo from Tuesday, police officers secure the area as a police tent covers the spot in Salisbury, England, where former Russian spy double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill Sunday following exposure to a nerve agent. The two Russians are in critical condition. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) | Frank Augstein

It is highly likely that Russia is responsible for the attack on a former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain on Sunday.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, the top British investigating officer confirmed that a nerve agent was deliberately employed against Skripal and that a police officer who attended the defector and his daughter is now “seriously ill” in the hospital. The two Russians are in critical condition.