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Two Russian men identified by the British police as the authors of a nerve agent attack on British soil insist that they are innocent. They have been accused of acting as Russian intelligence agents and attacking a former double agent in Salisbury, but the two men say they are just regular businessmen working in the field of security. sports nutrition. They want the "real perpetrators" to be taken and the British government to apologize.
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov today gave an interview to RT, a Kremlin-funded media that operates as a propaganda media for the Russian government. British police have described the two men as suspects in the Novichok attacks on Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia Skripal and two passersby last March. One of the spectators died later of the neurotoxic agent of the Soviet era after discovering it in a park disguised in a bottle of perfume.
Excerpts from the interview of Petrov and Boshirov (the British government believes these names are fake) were broadcast on RT this morning around 6:30 pm ET. RT presenters insisted that the entire original interview be available on RT.com, but starting at 7:30 am ET, the full interview has not yet been published in English. English.
The interview was conducted by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and prominent propagandist in the Kremlin. She asked Petrov and Boshirov what they were doing in the UK, and the two men said they were told that the small town of Salisbury was just a nice place to visit.
"Our friends have long suggested that we visit this wonderful city," Petrov told RT.
"Yes, the famous Salisbury Cathedral, famous not only in Europe, but worldwide. It's famous for its 123 meter spire. He is famous for his clock. One, the first created in the world that still works, "said Boshirov.
The two men say they can not leave their home in Russia for fear of being recognized in the street. They also refused to name friends or family members to support their claims that they are what they say they are.
According to RT's website, the men were asked about the bottle of perfume that contained the Novichok, discovered by Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley. Sturgess died later after applying what she thought was perfume.
"Is not it silly that honest boys have a feminine scent?" Boshirov said. "Customs checks everything, they wonder why men have a feminine scent in their luggage. We did not have it.
The men say their allegations have been "upset" and want excuses.
The Russian government has repeatedly denied any involvement in the Novichok attack and has launched many conspiracy theories about the identity of "real" perpetrators. British politicians immediately described the interview as "not believable".
Although they said they were only tourists in Salisbury, the two men said they were going elsewhere in Europe for their sports nutrition activity. When asked about recent trips to Switzerland, they said they were just looking for new innovations.
"We are looking at the market, look at something new – biologically active additives, amino acids, vitamins, microelements," Boshirov said. "We take the most needed, come here and decide how to deliver the new products of this market here."
[RT]