07:14Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has pointed fingers at Ukrainian special services, alleging their involvement in the recent Moscow terrorist attack. Speaking at the 19th meeting of security council secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Astana on Wednesday, Patrushev emphasised the need to swiftly identify and hold accountable all those responsible for the heinous act.
"The evidence from the terrorist attack points to Ukrainian special services involvement. The perpetrators of this mass murder, along with their accomplices, have been apprehended," Patrushev stated.
Patrushev also accused Western countries of attempting to conceal their involvement in the attack and highlighted their swift dismissal of Ukrainian involvement.
"It is also indicative that the West began to actively promote the idea that Ukraine was not involved in the crime immediately after the information about the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall was received," Patrushev remarked.
Furthermore, Patrushev described the reaction of Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, who accused Russia of orchestrating the terrorist attack, as 'characteristic and inadequate'.
On March 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian authorities were 'just trying to blame someone else' and 'turn the tables' on Kiev.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the 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'.
Putin himself 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'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement. US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that ISIS conducted' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
'Evidence from the terrorist attack points to Ukrainian special services involvement' - Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has pointed fingers at Ukrainian special services, alleging their involvement in the recent Moscow terrorist attack. Speaking at the 19th meeting of security council secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Astana on Wednesday, Patrushev emphasised the need to swiftly identify and hold accountable all those responsible for the heinous act.
"The evidence from the terrorist attack points to Ukrainian special services involvement. The perpetrators of this mass murder, along with their accomplices, have been apprehended," Patrushev stated.
Patrushev also accused Western countries of attempting to conceal their involvement in the attack and highlighted their swift dismissal of Ukrainian involvement.
"It is also indicative that the West began to actively promote the idea that Ukraine was not involved in the crime immediately after the information about the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall was received," Patrushev remarked.
Furthermore, Patrushev described the reaction of Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, who accused Russia of orchestrating the terrorist attack, as 'characteristic and inadequate'.
On March 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian authorities were 'just trying to blame someone else' and 'turn the tables' on Kiev.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the 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'.
Putin himself 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'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement. US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that ISIS conducted' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has pointed fingers at Ukrainian special services, alleging their involvement in the recent Moscow terrorist attack. Speaking at the 19th meeting of security council secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Astana on Wednesday, Patrushev emphasised the need to swiftly identify and hold accountable all those responsible for the heinous act.
"The evidence from the terrorist attack points to Ukrainian special services involvement. The perpetrators of this mass murder, along with their accomplices, have been apprehended," Patrushev stated.
Patrushev also accused Western countries of attempting to conceal their involvement in the attack and highlighted their swift dismissal of Ukrainian involvement.
"It is also indicative that the West began to actively promote the idea that Ukraine was not involved in the crime immediately after the information about the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall was received," Patrushev remarked.
Furthermore, Patrushev described the reaction of Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, who accused Russia of orchestrating the terrorist attack, as 'characteristic and inadequate'.
On March 23, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian authorities were 'just trying to blame someone else' and 'turn the tables' on Kiev.
Late on March 22, unidentified individuals dressed in military fatigues opened fire in the 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'.
Putin himself 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'.
"We want to know who ordered it," he added, while the Russian Investigative Committee subsequently said it had evidence of links to 'Ukrainian nationalists'.
Following the attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement. US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the Russian Investigative Committee's allegations 'nonsense and propaganda'. Earlier, the United States claimed that it was a 'terrorist attack that ISIS conducted' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.