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'''Alexander Petrov''' and [[Ruslan Boshirov]] were identified by the British government as being responsible for the [[Skripal Affair|March attack]] on Russian former double agent [[Sergei Skripal]], 66, and his daughter [[Yulia Skripal|Yulia]], 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the [[Novichok]] nerve agent.<ref>''[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/salisbury-suspects-interview-reactions-twitter_uk_5b9a46b6e4b015089c0de1d6 "Novichok Suspects Alexander Petrov And Ruslan Boshirov Roundly Mocked For Saying They Visited Salisbury As 'Tourists'"]''</ref> | '''Alexander Petrov''' and [[Ruslan Boshirov]] were identified by the British government as being responsible for the [[Skripal Affair|March attack]] on Russian former double agent [[Sergei Skripal]], 66, and his daughter [[Yulia Skripal|Yulia]], 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the [[Novichok]] nerve agent.<ref>''[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/salisbury-suspects-interview-reactions-twitter_uk_5b9a46b6e4b015089c0de1d6 "Novichok Suspects Alexander Petrov And Ruslan Boshirov Roundly Mocked For Saying They Visited Salisbury As 'Tourists'"]''</ref> | ||
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On 8 October 2018, [[Bellingcat]] tweeted: | On 8 October 2018, [[Bellingcat]] tweeted: | ||
:"Together with Russia's [[The Insider]], we have identified the second [[Skripal Affair|Skripals]] poisoning suspect as [[Alexander Mishkin]], trained medical doctor in the employ of the [[GRU]]."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/1049366574476525569 "Bellingcat have identified the second Skripals poisoning suspect as Dr Alexander Mishkin"]''</ref> | :"Together with Russia's [[The Insider]], we have identified the second [[Skripal Affair|Skripals]] poisoning suspect as [[Alexander Mishkin]], trained medical doctor in the employ of the [[GRU]]."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/1049366574476525569 "Bellingcat have identified the second Skripals poisoning suspect as Dr Alexander Mishkin"]''</ref> | ||
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- Full article: Skripal Affair/Boshirov and Petrov in the UK
- Full article: Skripal Affair/Boshirov and Petrov in the UK
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were identified by the British government as being responsible for the March attack on Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent.[1]
Official narrative
On 8 October 2018, Bellingcat tweeted:
- "Together with Russia's The Insider, we have identified the second Skripals poisoning suspect as Alexander Mishkin, trained medical doctor in the employ of the GRU."[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Metropolitan Police on 'Chepiga' and 'Mishkin' | blog post | 12 October 2018 | Craig Murray | I remain of the view that the best way forward would be for Putin to negotiate conditions under which Boshirov and Petrov might voluntarily come to the UK for trial |
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