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| Names of ‘Russian suspects’ in Skripal poisoning published by UK don’t mean anything to us – Moscow | Names of ‘Russian suspects’ in Skripal poisoning published by UK don’t mean anything to us – Moscow |
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| The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the names and photos of alleged Russians suspected of poisoning Sergey and Yulia Skripal released by the UK does not mean anything to Moscow as of now. | The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the names and photos of alleged Russians suspected of poisoning Sergey and Yulia Skripal released by the UK does not mean anything to Moscow as of now. |
| The Foreign Ministry reacted to the news, saying the UK’s accusations over alleged involvement in the Salisbury and Amesbury incidents were groundless. | |
| “Names as well as photos [of the suspects] published in the media don’t mean anything to us,” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry, said later in the day. She said Moscow is calling on London “to abandon making public accusations and media manipulations” and opt instead for “practical cooperation between law enforcement agencies.” | |
| READ MORE: British prosecutors name the 2 Russians suspected of poisoning the Skripals | |
| Moscow’s response came after UK prosecutors named two “Russian nationals” they said were involved in poisoning the Skripals. The two men, identified as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, were charged with the attempted murder of the ex-double agent and his daughter, along with a police officer. | |
| British police claimed the suspects entered the UK on valid Russian passports and had arrived in the country days before the incident. The men were traveling under aliases but were around 40-years-old, according to Neil Basu, the head of Counter Terrorism policing. | |
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