The head of the SVR commented on London's accusations against the third Russian in the Skripals case

“In my opinion, this is an attempt to cover up or support the previous lie with another lie.

And besides, in the light of the latest Afghan events, this is probably also an attempt to distract the public from the shame, flight from Afghanistan, first of all, of the US troops, their allies, including the UK, ”Naryshkin said, answering a TASS question.

He also added that, in his opinion, this is also an attempt to distract the public from the fact that NATO is currently unable to maintain security in this or that region of the world.

Earlier, the British police brought charges against the third Russian in the Salisbury poisoning case.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow condemns London's attempts to shift responsibility in the Skripals case onto the Russian side.

On March 5, 2018, it became known that in the British Salisbury a man and a woman were poisoned by an "unknown substance", after which they were hospitalized in critical condition.

The victims were ex-GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter.