“We know who they are, we found them. There is nothing criminal about them. They are just ordinary civilians,” Putin told a session at an economic forum in Vladivostok broadcast on state TV.
He added with a smirk, “I hope they will soon appear and tell their own story.”
at least a half dozen posters here will defend it. Go look at the “staged attack in Idlib” thread for proof. It’s actual Russian propaganda over there.
The suspect using the cover identity of “Ruslan Boshirov” is in fact Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga , a highly decorated GRU officer bestowed with Russia’s highest state award, Hero of the Russian Federation. Following Bellingcat’s own identification, multiple sources familiar with the person and/or the investigation have confirmed the suspect’s identity. Skripal Suspect Boshirov Identified as GRU Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga - bellingcat