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“Everything is completely predictable. The presence of hundreds of thousands of Russians currently carrying out killings on Ukrainian soil will definitely be enough to deter terrorists,” he said.
At least 133 people were killed in the March 22 attack at Crocus City Hall. According to Russian authorities, four gunmen suspected of being involved have been arrested.
Zelenskiy added: “If Russians are prepared to die quietly in ‘Crocus Hole’ and do not ask any questions of their own security or intelligence services, then President Putin will not accept such a situation. “They will try to turn it into their own interests again,” he added.
The United States had warned the Kremlin several weeks ago of a possible attack on Russia.
The warning was based in part on intelligence indicating an ISIS-K presence in Russia, two U.S. officials told The Washington Post. President Putin ignored the warning. He calls them “provocative.”
ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State based in Afghanistan, claimed responsibility for the attack, but President Putin is focused on Ukraine.
He claimed that the perpetrators were “trying to escape and were moving toward Ukraine. According to preliminary information, a window was prepared for them to cross the state border from the Ukrainian side.”
Kiev has condemned claims that the militants have ties to Ukraine.
Moscow was a ‘convenient’ target for ISIS-K
Wednesday’s party was held in Moscow.
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Security analysts say Russian security services have dropped the ball when it comes to ISIS-K because all their energy is focused on Ukraine.
Vera Mironova, an associate fellow at Harvard University’s Davis Center who studies Islamist terrorist movements in the former Soviet Union, told the Financial Times: Isis-K attacked Moscow because the risk of capture was low.
“It’s about the convenience of Target,” she said.
Indeed, the extremists attacked high-profile targets in Europe in December and were planning to develop a nihilistic presence beyond Southwest Asia, but were thwarted by Western security services.
Before Christmas, Germany was tipped off to potential information by foreign intelligence services. Plan an attack on Cologne or Vienna’s cathedral The Times reported that the attack was carried out by an ISIS-related group.
Saturday, This was reported by the Islamic State’s official news agency Amaq. According to the Telegraph, ISIS-K boasted of killing “a large number of Christians”.
However, the Kremlin has chosen to ignore the threat of Islamic extremism.
“ISIS-K has been obsessed with Russia for the past two years,” Colin P. Clark, an expert on domestic and cross-border terrorism at the global security consulting firm Soufan Group, told the New York Times. ” he added. He accuses the Kremlin of shedding Muslim blood. ”