Thread on 'Petrov & Boshirov': when the police named them on 5/9/18 as part of a witness appeal I had my doubts. Who on earth would come forward in Russia to do this? But it has proved a very deft move news.met.police.uk/news/counter-t…
Straight away some independent Russian media started mining away, finding 'Petrov & Boshirovs' flight records and the suspiciously sequential passport numbers fontanka.ru/2018/09/05/075/
Seeing the way things were headed, the Kremlin decided to produce the two men, leading to their astonishing appearance on RT. History may record this as one of the biggest information warfare blunders ever telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/1…
With laughter echoing worldwide (incl on Russian social media) something more dangerous for the Kremlin happens too, digging that starts to expose the 'Petrov & Boshirov' passport history has clear intelligence service hallmarks bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
With the images everywhere & Kremlin looking powerless, how long before someone posts online 'hey I was at school with that putz'. 'Petrov & Boshirovs' real names will soon be known & then maybe witness statements to police by Russians wanting to live in UK
The GRU will watch them closely - for the possibility, however small, that one might defect, tell the bigger story. 'Petrov & Boshirov' said they want to fade into the background now. But in their shoes, I'd worry that disappearance might be permanent
So here's another sign that the 'Petrov & Boshirov' file is a gift to the UK police that's just going to keep on giving
