Russian Ex-Spy Poisoned Daughter Says She Is Recovering Quickly

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The poisoned daughter of a former Russian spy attacked with a nerve agent in Britain says she is recovering quickly.

"I woke up over a week ago now and am glad to say my strength is growing daily," Yulia Skripal said in a statement released Thursday by British police.

Her father, Sergei Skripal, 66, remains in critical condition in a British hospital following the March 4 poisoning Britain has blamed on Russia. The attack on the Skripals set off wide diplomatic recriminations, between the West and Moscow, that were reminiscent of the Cold War standoffs of the 1950s.

Britain, the United States and other NATO countries have expelled more than 150 Russian diplomats in a show of solidarity over the attack. Russia has adamantly denied involvement and expelled an equal number of Western envoys.

On Thursday, three buses believed to be carrying expelled American diplomats left the U.S. embassy in Moscow after their luggage was loaded onto trucks.