Yulia Skripal breaks silence over 'disorientating' nerve agent attack

The Russian woman who was poisoned in Britain last month with her former spy father said Thursday she was recovering, in her first public statement in a case that has sparked a major diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West.

Yulia Skripal breaks silence over 'disorientating' nerve agent attack and sparks major diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West Source: SBS News

Yulia Skripal was poisoned along with her former spy father last month. She has spoken publicly for the first time since the attack which sparked diplomatic tensions between Russia and the west. 

"I woke up over a week ago now and am glad to say my strength is growing daily," Yulia Skripal was quoted as saying in comments released by the police.

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