02:18Mandatory credit: The White House
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan defined as 'nonsense' the allegations made by Moscow related to the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden served as a member of board of directors since 2014 to 2019, in the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow last month.
"Russia knows that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We know that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We warned Russia about a potential terrorist attack in Moscow, and all the rest of it is noise," Sullivan said during a daily press briefing on Tuesday in Washington.
His remarks come after the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia announced that it had opened a criminal case into alleged 'terrorism financing' by Western countries in Russia on Tuesday, following Crocus attack.
"It has been established that money received through commercial organisations, in particular the oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, which operates in Ukraine, has been used in recent years to carry out terrorist acts in the Russian Federation as well as abroad," commented IC on Tuesday.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after. Over 140 people were reported to have been killed while several suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin said it was a 'barbaric terrorist act' and that suspects had been caught trying to cross to Ukraine. While he added that 'radical Islamists' were responsible, he also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
Commenting on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Sullivan mentioned that the Israeli government has taken 'steps forwards' related to a potential ceasefire deal, while the Palestinian group is 'less than encouraging'. He added that Washington's policy regarding the war will be determined by whether Israel sustains follow-through on specific concrete and measurable steps to alleviate the suffering of people in Gaza.
"And if Israel's policy doesn't change on a sustained basis, and that way, our policy will change," said US National Security Adviser .
During his remarks, Sullivan also declared that Washington does not believe that a massive ground invasion of Rafah is 'the best way forward' and that the Israeli government has not shared a date with American authorities on when the potential military operation would take place.
Fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is currently in its seventh month. The Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 33,000 people had been killed and 75,000 injured at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
'It is nonsense!' - Sullivan on alleged involvement of Hunter Biden-linked Burisma Holdings in Crocus attack
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan defined as 'nonsense' the allegations made by Moscow related to the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden served as a member of board of directors since 2014 to 2019, in the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow last month.
"Russia knows that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We know that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We warned Russia about a potential terrorist attack in Moscow, and all the rest of it is noise," Sullivan said during a daily press briefing on Tuesday in Washington.
His remarks come after the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia announced that it had opened a criminal case into alleged 'terrorism financing' by Western countries in Russia on Tuesday, following Crocus attack.
"It has been established that money received through commercial organisations, in particular the oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, which operates in Ukraine, has been used in recent years to carry out terrorist acts in the Russian Federation as well as abroad," commented IC on Tuesday.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after. Over 140 people were reported to have been killed while several suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin said it was a 'barbaric terrorist act' and that suspects had been caught trying to cross to Ukraine. While he added that 'radical Islamists' were responsible, he also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
Commenting on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Sullivan mentioned that the Israeli government has taken 'steps forwards' related to a potential ceasefire deal, while the Palestinian group is 'less than encouraging'. He added that Washington's policy regarding the war will be determined by whether Israel sustains follow-through on specific concrete and measurable steps to alleviate the suffering of people in Gaza.
"And if Israel's policy doesn't change on a sustained basis, and that way, our policy will change," said US National Security Adviser .
During his remarks, Sullivan also declared that Washington does not believe that a massive ground invasion of Rafah is 'the best way forward' and that the Israeli government has not shared a date with American authorities on when the potential military operation would take place.
Fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is currently in its seventh month. The Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 33,000 people had been killed and 75,000 injured at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Mandatory credit: The White House
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan defined as 'nonsense' the allegations made by Moscow related to the alleged involvement of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden served as a member of board of directors since 2014 to 2019, in the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow last month.
"Russia knows that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We know that it was ISIS that committed the attack in Moscow. We warned Russia about a potential terrorist attack in Moscow, and all the rest of it is noise," Sullivan said during a daily press briefing on Tuesday in Washington.
His remarks come after the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia announced that it had opened a criminal case into alleged 'terrorism financing' by Western countries in Russia on Tuesday, following Crocus attack.
"It has been established that money received through commercial organisations, in particular the oil and gas company Burisma Holdings, which operates in Ukraine, has been used in recent years to carry out terrorist acts in the Russian Federation as well as abroad," commented IC on Tuesday.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in Crocus City Hall, a 6,000-seat multipurpose concert hall where a Russian rock band was set to perform. A massive fire broke out in the building shortly after. Over 140 people were reported to have been killed while several suspects were captured and remanded in custody until May 22 on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin said it was a 'barbaric terrorist act' and that suspects had been caught trying to cross to Ukraine. While he added that 'radical Islamists' were responsible, he also hit out at the US for 'trying through various channels to convince its satellites and other countries of the world that, according to their intelligence, there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the Moscow terrorist attack'.
Commenting on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Sullivan mentioned that the Israeli government has taken 'steps forwards' related to a potential ceasefire deal, while the Palestinian group is 'less than encouraging'. He added that Washington's policy regarding the war will be determined by whether Israel sustains follow-through on specific concrete and measurable steps to alleviate the suffering of people in Gaza.
"And if Israel's policy doesn't change on a sustained basis, and that way, our policy will change," said US National Security Adviser .
During his remarks, Sullivan also declared that Washington does not believe that a massive ground invasion of Rafah is 'the best way forward' and that the Israeli government has not shared a date with American authorities on when the potential military operation would take place.
Fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is currently in its seventh month. The Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 33,000 people had been killed and 75,000 injured at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.