Petrov And Borishov

[Barquentine]

What are their approx. ages and anyone recognise the region of their accents?

[Peter Pedant]

they made a few admissions contrary to interest
like they were there !

train to and fro on successive days instead of an overnight stay
didnt go to the cathedral but DID go up Wilton Rd
Honestly I lived on W Rd and there is nothing there ....

as s/o on the box said
it would be better if they had kept their mouths shut ...

[aelmpvw]

i learnt a lot about salisbury cathedral listening to their interview

[Barquentine]

Narrow down their age and region of origin - then scan all army/navy/air force recruit/graduation photos between certain years. A.I. face recognition should narrow it down before the weekend.

[Zacs-Master]

Damn, and my access to MI5’s face recognition server just ran out.

[Bravehearted]

When were any Russian ‘tourists’, put off with a bit of slush, probably about 20 degrees warmer than the norm in Russia. These guys had an agenda and carried it out in an uncharacteristically amateurish way. Furthermore do they look like tourists?. If they had said they went to The Kings Head (Wetherspoons) for a pint or six I might have swayed towards their tourist statement.

[fiction-factory]

I'm pretty sure that the Russian authorities knew their tourist story just didn't stack up for any sensible person and the message they really wanted to do was say "we're having a laught- you know it and we know it- but you can't do anything about it".
If they have been based in Russia I doubt any face recognition would work as who would have the records of heir true identities?

[rowanwitch]

We won't ever know the truth, other than Russia is proving how wide it's reach really is. These men are probably just low level, being sacrificed as pawns. High level agents would never have been caught or identified. It's a subtle war that goes on, and I am sure we have players of similar ilk doing terrible things in other countries. We shouldn't be too angry that would have the whiff of hypocrisy

[DTCwordfan]

"we're having a laugh- you know it and we know it- but you can't do anything about it"

True, it's a bit of a Russian 'Morecambovich & Wiseov' show, the gag being around Putin asking for volunteers for a one time trip to Salisbury as they'll never be able to go back to the UK.

[rowanwitch]

But they will get nice new apartments and a pension. And targets on their backs

[LadyCG]

You can tell a person is lying when they blink rapidly - as these guys did when giving their farcical account of their sightseeing trip to Salisbury.

Russia is indeed laughing at our expense with these two bargain basement spies.

[LadyCG]

I know I've said it before, but this is an excellent read:

https://www.google.com/search?ei=WVabW7G8CdDEwAKHmobYDQ&ins=true&q=orders+to+kill+putin&oq=orders+to+kill&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.1.3.0i71l5.0.0..2663...0.0..0.0.0.......0.iCE9E7F44lI

[ichkeria]

You could start by getting his name right: Boshirov :-)
I wonder if they were paraded on TV as part of a humiliation. I doubt if Putin cares what the west thinks. The mugs who see Russian state tv will lap it up

[youngmafbog]

Well if they were supposed to have done it then dont expect to see them again.

Straight to the gulag after the interview for total failure.