Freeland Condemns ‘Despicable Use’ of Chemical in UK Spy Attack

Police officers stand guard on the road where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal lives in Salisbury, England, on March 13, 2018. AP Photo/Matt Dunham

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada condemns what she calls “the despicable use of a chemical agent” in a March 4 attack in the United Kingdom.

Russia is accused of using a nerve agent against former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Both remain in critical condition in a Salisbury hospital.