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The Russians are claiming that it was the British who actually did this, with television personality, and ranter, Vladimir Solovyov going as far as to say it was a British special service operation. This is despite having an Uzbekistani man in custody. "Step forward the Kremlin’s mouthpieces to exclusively reveal the dark truth behind the killing — apparently, the British did it. In unison, they blamed the omnipresent “Anglo-Saxons,” Russia’s favored code words for the intelligence masters in London". Medvedev is, as per usual, one of the strongest proponents of these claims: "Former Russian President, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev was incensed by an editorial in the London-based Times newspaper because it described Kirillov’s killing as a legitimate act of defense.  “It is impossible to ignore The Times. The bastards in their editorial called the terrorist attack against Kirillov and his aide a ‘legitimate act of defense,’” Medvedev wrote. He claimed that Times journalists and NATO officials will now be legitimate military targets for the Russian Armed Forces". Fantasyland: Russian General ‘Assassinated by the British’ - CEPA Solovyov's rant, is here. This Russian Media Monitor channel is one of the most hilarious things on YouTube. Almost as good as Baghdad Bob in his heyday. The comments add to the humour, including: "Heard that a British gentleman was seen in a Moscow Casino ordering Vodka Martinis, shaken and not stirred".