“The anniversary of Salisbury is marked by the British tabloid newspapers with dignity and, as always, directed. Journalists there do not eat their porridge for nothing - the supreme Soviet-Russian spy was found, and it turned out to be ... Alexander Yakovenko, our ambassador in London, ”she wrote on Facebook.
Zakharova noted that the “investigation” relies on two “irrefutable” facts. The first is that Yakovenko, who worked at the UN Permanent Mission in New York, left the United States during the expulsions of the KGB agents, and the second - awarding him with the Alexander Nevsky Order, which, according to journalists, is awarded only for military merit.
“In principle, everything converges. If you do not take into account that in New York, Alexander Yakovenko worked for five years and completed a business trip within the prescribed period, ”she said.
She also recalled that many diplomats were honored with the aforementioned order, since historically Alexander Nevsky was considered their patron.
According to the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "frank fakes" are published "as if on cue" and are designed to divert attention from the main issue of what happened in Salisbury.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian Embassy has prepared a report on the occasion of the anniversary of the incident.
On March 4, 2018, in the British Salisbury, ex-Colonel of the GRU Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned by an “unknown substance” and were hospitalized in critical condition.