Russian foreign minister out and quoted by Reuters 2 April
- at least in the Cold War there were some rules
- Britain and US have dropped all propriety
- how far the escalation goes does not depend on us
- it could have been in Britain's interests to poison Skripal
This latest spat is going away anytime soon.
Elsewhere from Russia:
- Q4 2017 GDP yy 0.9% vs 1.4% exp vs revised 2.2% Q3 yy
- March mftg PMI 50.6 VS 50.2 prev
- rise in output slowest in 5 years, new orders expansion weakest since mid-2016.
President Putin to visit Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara on 3-4 April.
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Putin to meet Erdogan 3-4 April