- Putin’s inner circle isn’t buying his claim that Kyiv is connected to the Moscow terror attack, Bloomberg reported.
- Putin continues to say that Ukraine had a role in the attack, which was claimed by ISIS-K.
- He thinks that pushing the theory is beneficial for galvanizing support for his war, per Bloomberg.
Many Kremlin insiders disagree with President Vladimir Putin’s claims that Ukraine may be connected to last Friday’s terror attack in Moscow, Bloomberg reported.
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Many Kremlin insiders disagree with President Vladimir Putin’s claims that Ukraine may be connected to last Friday’s terror attack in Moscow, Bloomberg reported.
While Putin and some of his followers continue to publicly push the idea of Ukraine’s role in the attack, behind the scenes few people in Moscow’s top business and political circles support the theory, insiders told the outlet.
On Friday, armed attackers stormed the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, opening fire and killing at least 137 people during a rock concert.
Making no mention of ISIS-K, he said: “They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them on the Ukrainian side to cross the state border,” NPR reported.
“The United States, through various channels, is trying to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence data, there is supposedly no Kyiv trace in the Moscow terrorist attack,” he said, according to CNBC.
Andrei Soldatov, an expert on the FSB and Russian intelligence, told Bloomberg that Russia’s security services “know this was Islamic State, but after Putin’s remarks they have no choice but to follow orders and prove that there was Ukrainian or Western involvement.”
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