Kremlin 'regrets' EU envoy's recall

Bloc backs Britain's position in blaming Russia for spy poisoning

BRUSSELS - The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted a decision by European Union leaders to recall the bloc's envoy to Moscow in a symbolic backing to London over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England.

When asked about the EU's decision to recall its envoy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call: "We regret that."