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    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
    Russian President Vladimir Putin says two men identified by British police as suspects in the poisoning of a former KGB agent and his daughter are private citizens, not government agents. Scotland Yard released photos of the men last week.

    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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