The European Union is recalling its ambassador from Moscow for consultations over the nerve gas attack against a former spy in Britain earlier this month, reinforcing a united stand with Prime Minister Theresa May against Russia.
After the EU firmly sided with May in the escalating conflict reminiscent of the Cold War and said it was "highly likely Russia is responsible" for the attack on Sergei Skripal, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the EU envoy "is being recalled for consultations to Brussels."
May won the backing of 27 other EU leaders at a summit Thursday and the bloc called the attack a "grave challenge to our shared security," ABC News reported.
The EU states said they would "coordinate on the consequences to be drawn in the light of the answers provided by the Russian authorities."
