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They denied having any of the deadly Soviet-developed nerve agent in their possession.
Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the Salisbury poisoning claims on stage at the Eastern Economic Forum. He said there is “nothing criminal” about the two men accused of being Russian military agents by the UK government.
He called on the two men to contact the media and 'tell about themselves'.
The decontamination is part of a scheduled programme to make Salisbury and Amesbury safer.
Russia urged to disclose details of its Novichok programme after UN Security Council meeting.
Russia will be represented at the meeting.
"I don’t think that anyone can say that Putin isn’t in control of his state."
It's likely the suspects, from a Russian intelligence service, were travelling under aliases.
The burials pose 'absolutely no risk to the public'.
Police said there is no further risk to the public.