“On the anniversary of the incident, instead of the results of the investigation, we witnessed an unprecedented slanderous attack in the British press on the embassy and personally on the ambassador. Moreover, it was well-timed, ”says the commentary of the Russian diplomatic mission.

The diplomacy added that "all this cannot but cause regret."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to the "investigation" of the British media about the "spy" Yakovenko.

According to her, “frank fakes” are published “as if on cue” and are designed to divert attention from the main question: what happened in Salisbury?