EU Blames Russia, Expulsions Now in Sight: EU Summit Update

Katainen discusses trade negotiations between the EU and the U.S.Source: Bloomberg
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European Union leaders sided with the U.K. and said it’s “highly likely” that Russia was behind the nerve agent poisoning in Britain of a former double agent.

It’s an outcome that will please Prime Minister Theresa May. The language of the bloc was toughened significantly: It could find “no other plausible explanation” for the attack and believes it’s “highly likely” Russia is to blame.