Who has paid for Yulia Skripals treatment?

Welshwife, he wasn't French, as they already knew from his name - he was a Scot, and sadly died a few days later.

I would think that the Skripals would have some kind of health insurance and would contribute to the cost themselves.
What's their status in the UK?

I asked about Putin paddyann because she is a Russian citizen. Russia isn't in the EU so reciprocal arrangements don't apply. Even if you are emergency treated in other countries they will try to recoup some of the cost.

The question as to insurance is a normal one and refers to the mutuelle top up insurance most people living in France have. They also ask for your Carte Vital which is like your health passport but also gives them a lot of information when they put it in the card reading machine.

I don’t think they do Baggs the same as if you get complications during/after an operation in a private hospital you are transferred to the NHS hospital.

If she had health insurance, which is usual for anyone sensible travelling abroad, even within the EU, that would have paid.

I don't think all emergency treatment is necessarily free in most EU countries anyway. Last year we were in France when a fellow guest was taken ill - he then had a heart attack just before the ambulance crew took him away, and was sedated in the ICU when Dh and I visited next day.

The very first thing they asked us was whether he had insurance, and where was the paperwork. Luckily he'd had the presence of mind to have it to hand before the ambulance arrived.

The whole incident must have cost the UK taxpayer and Salisbury businesses an absolute fortune.

Simple answer: we have aka UK taxation. All emergency medical treatments are "just another thing for the NHS to cope with", aren't they? Genuine question: do private emergency departments exist in the UK?

why would the bill be sent to Putin? He denies all knowledge of the incident.Unless you want us to adopt the American model where she would have to produce her credit card BEFORE she was treated I think you need to suck it up ...people who are sick get treated regardless of whether they can "afford" it or not .Thats much more humane

In most EU countries any emergency treatment is just done without question and usually free of charge.

It was an emergency so it would have been the NHS.