Yulia Skripal: I don't want Russia's help

Yulia Skripal, the victim of nerve agent poisoning, refused to meet with officials from the Russian consular mission in Britain.

Julija, who was released from the hospital on Monday, said that her father Sergej is "still very ill", the BBC reports in Serbian.

She said in a written statement read by a British police spokeswoman that she was not yet feeling well enough to give interviews to the media, but stressed that "no one has the right to speak on my behalf or on behalf of my father."

The Russian embassy said that they do not believe in the authenticity of that statement and that they suspect that the British authorities are keeping Julia in isolation against her will.

Her father, former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, is still recovering from poisoning in a hospital in Salisbury. Both were found unconscious on a park bench on March 3 after being exposed to a Russian-made nerve agent known as "novichok."

In her announcement, Julija stated that after leaving the hospital, she found herself in a world that is "completely different from the one I lived in before".

She said from a safe location that she was being guarded by "specially trained police officers who take care of me and who inform me about the progress of the investigation."

"I am in contact with friends and family and have been informed that the Russian Embassy has kindly offered any assistance I may request."

"I don't need their services at the moment, but if I change my mind, I know how to get in touch with them".

The Russian embassy responded that Yulia's announcement "only reinforces suspicions that this is the forced isolation of a Russian citizen" and called on the British authorities to "urgently submit tangible evidence" that Yulia Skripal was not deprived of her liberty.

"Since we cannot verify the allegations in the statement released by the police, it raises more questions than answers," the embassy said.

"We would like to be sure that the statement came from Julia, but at the moment we seriously doubt it. The text is worded in such a way that it supports the position of the British government and at the same time removes any possibility of Julia's contact with the outside world - with the consulate, journalists and even relatives." .

British authorities blamed Russia for the poisoning, leading to a diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West.

The Russian government denies any involvement and claims the whole story is a "fabrication" by the British.

More than 20 countries have expelled Russian diplomats in solidarity with Britain.

Experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons tested the agent with which Skrpalji was poisoned and announced that the results will be published on Thursday.

Until Julia and Sergej were in the hospital, their cousin Victoria, who lives in Russia, gave numerous interviews to domestic and foreign journalists.

After Julia was discharged from the hospital, Victoria told the Russian agency Interfax that her cousin would request political asylum in a Western country, but she did not specify which one.

However, Yulia Skripal stated in a statement that Victoria's words "should not be attributed to me or my father."

"I'm not well enough to give interviews yet, but I hope that one day I will be. Until that day comes, no one but my father and I have the right to speak for us. I thank Victoria for her concern, but I ask that for now he doesn't try to visit me or contact me," she said.