It is unlikely that Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the whole RT interview with Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, whom London has named as suspects in the Skripal case, but the president was briefed about it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th September, 2018) It is unlikely that Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the whole RT interview with Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, whom London has named as suspects in the Skripal case, but the president was briefed about it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Last week, London said it had identified Russian nationals Petrov and Boshirov as the suspects in the Salisbury attack. Moreover, UK Prime Minister Theresa May accused Russian military intelligence of orchestrating the poisoning under the order of the central authorities. On Thursday, the interview of Petrov and Boshirov with the RT broadcaster and Sputnik news agency was released.
"I do not know, whether [the president] watched it or not. It is unlikely that he watched the entire [interview], because I do not think he had time for that. Although, he received some digests of brief news of course," Peskov told reporters.
According to the spokesman, there have been no any comments from Putin in this regard.
According to Peskov, if UK media want to interview Petrov and Boshirov, they should address these two nationals directly.
"It is necessary to ask these citizens. We are not engaged in organizing interviews with Russian citizens," Peskov said when asked whether any requests from the UK authorities regarding the interview with Petrov and Boshirov will be considered.
