Diplomatic Row As U.K. Blames Russia For Spy Poisoning

The U.K. expels 23 Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former spy. We’ll look at the escalating tensions between Russia and America’s closest ally.

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Ellen Barry, New York Times international correspondent. (@EllenBarryNYT)

Sam Greene, director of King's College London's Russia Institute. (@samagreene)

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, professor of political science, Stanford University. (@McFaul)

Natasha Bertrand, national security reporter, The Atlantic. (@natashabertrand)

CBS News: UK Announces Measures Against Russia For Attack On Ex-Spy — "British Prime Minister Theresa May announced punitive measures against Russia on Wednesday over the chemical weapon attack on Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury."

Prime Minister Theresa May stood before Parliament and said without equivocation, the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy was the “unlawful use of force by the Russian state against the United Kingdom”. The UK is expelling almost two dozen Russian diplomats in response. Moscow says London is scapegoating Russia.

This hour, On Point: A poisoned spy, and a test of the US-UK special relationship.

--Meghna Chakrabarti