WARSAW – Poland may expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with the UnitedKingdom amid the scandal around poisoning of Russian former intelligenceofficer Sergei Skripal in England, the Polish Gazeta Prawna newspaperreported on Monday.

According to Gazeta Prawna, apart from the expelling of diplomatslink>,some other sanctions may be introduced against Moscow as soon as by the endof the day, Sputnik has reported.

The newspaper specified that much would depend on the results of theongoing EU Foreign Affairs Council, in which Polish Foreign Minister JacekCzaputowicz is taking part.

Skripallink> andhis daughter Yulia were found unconscious earlier in March on a bench at ashopping center in the UK city of Salisbury. Both of them remainin critical condition.

Reacting to the accident, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that it was”highly likely” that Russia was responsible for the incident and later wenton to announce a package of anti-Russialink>measures,including the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the country, and thesuspension of bilateral contacts between London and Moscow.

The Russian Foreign Ministry refuted all the allegations and requested theUK Foreign Office to allow a joint investigation into the case.

On Saturday, Russia announced retaliatory measures against the UnitedKingdom, declaring 23 employees of the UK Embassy in Moscow personaenon-gratae in response to London’s move.