Embassy calls appearance of Russian flag in Salisbury provocative
The Russian embassy in London called the raising of the Russian flag over Salisbury Cathedral, if it actually took place, a provocation.
Earlier, British media reported that an unidentified person had hoisted a Russian flag at the Gothic Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Presumably, at night the unidentified person climbed up on the scaffolding installed on the church building to hoist the flag.
"We have seen the images. We have no official information on this subject. If the Russian flag was raised at the church, then in our opinion it looks like a provocation," said a spokesman for the Russian embassy.
He noted that in nearly a year since the Salisbury incident, Britain has not provided any evidence of Russia's involvement in the incident.
