The two suspects in the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are civilians, not criminals, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, BBC reports.
According to him, Russian government had found the pair and he hoped they would appear soon and tell their story.
Mr Skripal and Yulia were poisoned in Salisbury, in the UK, in March.
"We know who they are, we have found them," Putin said in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.
"I hope they will turn up themselves and tell everything. This would be best for everyone. There is nothing special there, nothing criminal, I assure you. We'll see in the near future," he added.