2024-03-25 19:46:56
“Who gave the order is important… Why did the terrorists want to go to Ukraine?”
“Russia supports a legitimate solution to the Middle East issue…Ukraine is the one benefiting from terrorism.”
Terror deaths increase to 139
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not waver in his claim that Ukraine was behind the terror attack at the Moscow concert hall, saying that it was the work of radical Islamists, but who ordered the attack is important.
“We know that this crime was committed at the hands of radical Islamists, with whom the Islamic world has been ideologically fighting for centuries,” President Putin said while presiding over a counter-terrorism meeting at the Crocus City Hall concert hall on the 25th (local time).
It was confirmed that the indiscriminate shooting and fire attack that killed 139 people at the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow on the 22nd was the work of radical Islamists.
Immediately after the attack, the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), an offshoot of the Islamic State (IS), an extremist Islamic militant group, claimed to be behind the attack.
The United States has also repeatedly stated that IS is responsible for this terrorism.
However, President Putin did not mention IS in his public address after the terrorist attack.
“We know who committed the crime, but now we want to know who ordered it,” Putin said, again raising suspicions that Ukraine was behind the attack.
He said many questions need to be answered about whether radical Islamists really intended to attack Russia, and insisted that Russia supports the right solution to the Middle East problem.
He also added that we need to know why the terrorists tried to flee to Ukraine and who was waiting there.
Previously, Russian authorities claimed that they had arrested terrorists who were trying to cross the border into Ukraine and that they had been in contact with Ukrainians.
President Putin defined this terrorist attack as an “act of intimidation” and said, “Who benefits? It could be one of the attempts made by those who have been waging war against our country at the hands of the neo-Nazi Ukrainian regime since 2014.”
At the same time, he pointed out that the United States is trying to instill in other countries the claim that this terrorist attack had nothing to do with Ukraine and was committed by IS.
Regarding the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine that Russia has been carrying out for three years, President Putin also said, “Ukraine has completely failed to counterattack and the initiative lies with Russia,” and said that Ukraine’s attempt to conscript additional young men is similar to the ‘creation of Hitler’s youth group.’ criticized.
He also emphasized, “Those who planned the attack sought to create fear and discord in our society, but what we see is unity and determination to resist evil.”
At the meeting that day, the head of the Russian Federation’s Investigative Committee, Aleksandr Bastrykin, reported that the investigation found that this terrorist attack was carefully planned and prepared.
Chairman Bastrykin said the number of terrorist deaths increased from 137 to 139, including three children and 75 people who have been identified.
The number of injured was counted at 182.
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