Putin: 'We Know' True Identities Of U.K.'s 2 Suspects In Skripal Poisoning
Russia's president said the men whom U.K. police recently accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal are private citizens, not Russian agents, and urged them to speak out.
by Bill Chappell
Sep 12, 2018
2 minutes
Updated at 10:39 a.m. ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government has identified the two men whom U.K. police recently accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal. He said the pair are private citizens, not Russian agents, and urged them to speak out.
"I call on them, according to Russia's embassy in the U.K. Putin spoke Wednesday in Vladivostok, Russia, where he is holding an economic summit with other leaders.
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