Although no evidence that Moscow was behind the poisoning of ex-Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter has been yet presented, Germany reiterates its solidarity with the UK's hostile stance towards Russia.
The German government still agrees with the UK that Moscow is probably responsible for the poisoning of Skripals even after the head of Britain's military research centre stated that he could not confirm that the nerve agent had been made in Russia.
“Nothing has changed. We share Britain's view that there is a high likelihood that Russia is behind it,” government's spokesperson Ulrike Demmer said.
Earlier in the day, the deputy chair of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Minister President of the most populous state of Germany, Armin Laschet, criticized the UK for calls to expel Russian diplomats without solid evidence.
“If you force almost all NATO-countries to demonstrate solidarity, shouldn't you have sound evidence? You can treat Russia as you like, but I have learned a different way of dealing with states, studying international law,” he posted on Twitter.
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