Russia takes its case before the UN Security Council on April 5, calling for an international investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain one day after losing a bid for a joint investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog.
London has said it is “highly likely” Moscow was behind the March 4 attack with a military-grade nerve agent on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, but Russia has insisted it is innocent and is taking its case before world bodies.