Daily Mail: Novichok suspect vows to break his silence NEXT WEEK as May hits back at Putin's 'lies' after he taunts Britain by claiming hitmen who poisoned the Skripals 'are civilians, not criminals'
* Vladimir Putin says Russia has found men suspected of Novichok attack
* He spoke at Russian economic forum and said they were civilians
* British authorities said Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were suspects
* Downing Street reiterated this claim and accused Russia of telling lies
* It is claimed the pair are members of Russian military intelligence service GRU
* One has vowed to 'break his silence' but will not speak until next week
One of the men accused of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter will 'break his silence' over the incident - but not until next week.
Alexander Petrov told Russian media today he was not prepared to talk about the novichok incident currently but would reveal more in the near future.
It came as Downing Street accused Russia of lying after Vladimir Putin claimed that the two men identified as suspects by British authorities were 'civilians, not criminals'.
They identified the pair as Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov and claimed they were members of the GRU, Russia's military intelligence network.
The Russian premier said he knew the true identities of the men accused of trying to murder Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and denied they were spies.
It was also claimed that Petrov worked for a pharmaceutical company and was not involved with the military.
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Putin says suspects in Novichok poisoning are ‘civilians’ -- AP
Putin says Russia has found men accused by UK over poisoning -- Reuters
Putin says two men accused by Britain of spy poisoning are just ‘ordinary citizens’ -- Washington Post
"We Have Found Them" Putin Says Of Skripal Suspects, "They Are Civilians" -- Zero Hedge
