It came as Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary general, warned Russia not to “underestimate the resolve and the unity” of the alliance.

Britisk politi melder at de åpner formell drapsetterforskning av den russiske forretningsmannen Nikolaj Glusjkovs død i London for en uke siden.
Dermed er han på kort tid eksil-russer nummer to hvis død behandles som et drap.
Utenriksminister Bors Johnson la ikke fingrene i mellom da han kommenterte angrepet på Skripal fredag formiddag:
«Our quarrel is with Putin’s Kremlin, and with his decision, and we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the UK, on the streets of Europe, for the first time since the Second World War.
“That is why we are at odds with Russia.»
Hva slags PR-strategi har Russland? Deres svar til Boris Johnson var:
Mr Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the Foreign Secretary’s statement represented a «breach of diplomatic propriety».
Forstår Russland kraften i den reaksjonen som er ved å bygge seg opp?
Hva slags kalkulasjoner har man gjort seg i Kreml?
Generalsekretær Jens Stoltenberg sa NATO ikke finner noen grunn til å tvile på britenes vurderinger.
It came as Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary general, warned Russia not to “underestimate the resolve and the unity” of the alliance.
He also reiterated Nato’s belief that there was “no reason” to doubt Britain’s assessment that Moscow was to blame for the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Mr Lavrov said of the Defence Secretary: “Maybe he is just not educated.”
Nato has also given the UK its full backing and Mr Stoltenberg insisted on Friday that the “United Kingdom is not alone, all allies stand in solidarity with the United Kingdom”.Mr Stoltenberg also warned Moscow against questioning Nato’s commitment to upholding the international rule of law.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I am absolutely certain that Russia has underestimated the resolve and the unity of Nato allies when we have implemented different kinds of sanctions over the last years.
“The economic sanctions have been effective and they have come from all Nato allies and many other countries
Stoltenberg sier at et resultat av Putins giftattentat kan bli at NATO-landene øker sine forsvarsbudsjett.
Storbritannia står i spissen for NATO-styrkene som er forlagt til Estland. Det har neppe russerne satt pris på.
Finnes det et motiv her?