Scotland Yard released photos of Petrov and Boshirov last week<\/a>: \u2018On Wednesday,\u00a0Vladimir Putin\u00a0told reporters that Russian officials had identified the two men<\/a> and that they were \u201ccivilians\u201d. The president also said they should come forward to tell their side of the story.\u00a0The resulting interview left skeptical Kremlin-watchers wondering whether the suspects\u2019 paper-thin alibi was a show of defiance by Moscow, a slapdash job by Russian intelligence, or a version of events aimed at a domestic audience.\u2019<\/p>\n In the interview, broadcast on Kremlin-backed RT, Margarita Simonyan questioned the two men<\/a> about what they were doing in Salisbury, England at the time of the poisoning, lobbing loaded questions about why the two men<\/a> would be traveling together and what they might be doing with a bottle of women<\/a>\u2019s perfume, the suspected delivery vessel for the poison.<\/p>\n In the interview, the men<\/a> claimed they were in Salisbury to visit the cathedral and its famous spire.<\/p>\n When asked if they were carrying the bottle of Nina Ricci perfume, Boshirov replied: \u201cDon\u2019t you think that it\u2019s kind of stupid for two straight men<\/a> to be carrying perfume for ladies<\/a>? When you go through customs they check all your belongings. So, if we had anything suspicious, they would definitely have questions.\u201d<\/p>\n Simonyan replied: \u201cSpeaking of straight men<\/a>, all footage features you two together. You spent time together, you lived together, you went for a walk together. What do you have in common that you spend so much time together?\u201d<\/p>\n Boshirov protested the question: \u201cLet\u2019s not breach anyone\u2019s privacy. We came to you for protection, but this is turning into some kind of an interrogation.\u201d<\/p>\n Simonyan later asked the men<\/a>, who said they worked in the health and fitness industry, about their business trips, and why they roomed together.<\/p>\n Replied Boshirov: \u201cThe hotel room that they show and say we stayed in has a bed for one person only. Meanwhile, right next to it there are double and triple rooms. And it is perfectly normal for tourists to stay together in a double room. It saves money and it\u2019s practical. It\u2019s more gun that way and it\u2019s also easier. There\u2019s absolutely nothing wrong with this.\u201d<\/p>\n Answered Simonyan: \u201cThere is no need to make any excuses here. Frankly, the world couldn\u2019t care less about that.\u201d<\/p>\n Writes the Washington Post<\/em><\/a>: \u201cThe intrusive questions about their sexuality raised speculation that the host was trying to deflect attention from suspected poisoning and instead focus viewers\u2019 attention on how exactly the two men<\/a> know each other. Observers warned against seeing the inquiry as anything more than a distraction mechanism.\u201d<\/p>\n The evening the interview aired, Russian state news channel Rossia 24 aired a segment on the tolerant nature of Salisbury, England, depicting it as a gay-friendly destination<\/a>: \u2018\u201dThis is how they \u2018unwind\u2019 in Salisbury,\u201d the presenter said, using the exact phrase Petrov used to describe the aim of the men<\/a>\u2019s trip.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThis is how they unwind in Salisbury,\u201d the presenter says, using the exact phrase Petrov used to describe the aim of the men<\/a>\u2019s trip. The aim here seems pretty clear. t.co\/p52f2mQFL4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) September 14, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Simonyan later tweeted:\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know if they\u2019re gay<\/a> or not. They\u2019re fashionable guys<\/a>, with cute beards and haircuts, tight pants, and biceps bulging under their sweaters. 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