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Article snippet: The reverberations of an attempted murder of a Russian double agent in Britain are reaching American shores, sharpening questions yet again about MORE’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. British Prime Minister Theresa May told the U.K. parliament on Monday that it was “highly likely” that Russia was responsible for an attack that has left Sergei Skripal and his daughter critically ill. Skripal, a one-time Russian military intelligence officer, was an informant for British intelligence services around the turn of the century. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not endorse the British government’s de facto position that Russia was responsible for the attack during Monday’s White House briefing. Sanders did call the attack “an outrage,” “reckless” and “indiscriminate,” but did not offer clarity on whether Trump shares the British assessment of Russian responsibility. “That’s par for the course,” said retired FBI special agent Frank Montoya Jr. "In terms of any kind of direct criticism of Putin or the Russian government, we don’t see that from this government. … There is always this deflection.” Later Monday, Secretary of State MORE — in the events in the United Kingdom. “For one thing, we know or we suspect that Russia is targeting people who are assisting western intelligence services — or basically assisting the West,” Rangappa said. She linked the issue to the efforts by the Congress, and in particular the House Intelligence... Link to the full article to read more