Skripals Still Spirited Away - No Contact With Russian Representatives Allowed by UK Officials

The UK is responsible for slowing down the process of acquiring consular access to Paul Whelan, who was arrested over allegations of espionage. According to the Foreign Ministry, London didn't use the bilateral consular convention that was established between Russia and the UK over 50 years ago.

The UK is responsible for slowing down the process of acquiring consular access to Paul Whelan, who was arrested over allegations of espionage. According to the Foreign Ministry, London didn't use the bilateral consular convention that was established between Russia and the UK over 50 years ago. That was the reason why the process was slowed down.

 

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs assumed that London deliberately refused to invoke the document in order to legally impede access by the Russian consular officers to Sergey and Yulia Skripal. They are still not allowed to communicate with representatives of Moscow.