05:44Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was 'crucial to identify' everyone connected to the Crocus City Hall attack, while speaking at an expanded meeting of the board of the Interior Ministry in Moscow on Tuesday.
"It is crucial for us to identify not only the direct perpetrators, but also all the connections, the networks, and the ultimate criminal beneficiaries of this atrocity. We will definitely apprehend them all," Putin promised.
He also called on the law enforcement agencies, the government and the presidential administration to develop new approaches to migration - saying that illegal entries were a 'breeding ground for such extremist activities and outright criminal behaviour' - but added that it was 'unacceptable' for others to use the events in Crocus City Hall to 'incite national discord.'
"Indeed, this aligns with the main objective of the terrorists and their supporters - primarily to sow discord, panic, conflict, and hatred within our nation, ultimately aiming to divide Russia from within. We must unequivocally prevent them from achieving this goal," he added.
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 a number of 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 was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
'Crucial to identify all connections, networks, and criminal beneficiaries' - Putin on Crocus City Hall attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was 'crucial to identify' everyone connected to the Crocus City Hall attack, while speaking at an expanded meeting of the board of the Interior Ministry in Moscow on Tuesday.
"It is crucial for us to identify not only the direct perpetrators, but also all the connections, the networks, and the ultimate criminal beneficiaries of this atrocity. We will definitely apprehend them all," Putin promised.
He also called on the law enforcement agencies, the government and the presidential administration to develop new approaches to migration - saying that illegal entries were a 'breeding ground for such extremist activities and outright criminal behaviour' - but added that it was 'unacceptable' for others to use the events in Crocus City Hall to 'incite national discord.'
"Indeed, this aligns with the main objective of the terrorists and their supporters - primarily to sow discord, panic, conflict, and hatred within our nation, ultimately aiming to divide Russia from within. We must unequivocally prevent them from achieving this goal," he added.
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 a number of 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 was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was 'crucial to identify' everyone connected to the Crocus City Hall attack, while speaking at an expanded meeting of the board of the Interior Ministry in Moscow on Tuesday.
"It is crucial for us to identify not only the direct perpetrators, but also all the connections, the networks, and the ultimate criminal beneficiaries of this atrocity. We will definitely apprehend them all," Putin promised.
He also called on the law enforcement agencies, the government and the presidential administration to develop new approaches to migration - saying that illegal entries were a 'breeding ground for such extremist activities and outright criminal behaviour' - but added that it was 'unacceptable' for others to use the events in Crocus City Hall to 'incite national discord.'
"Indeed, this aligns with the main objective of the terrorists and their supporters - primarily to sow discord, panic, conflict, and hatred within our nation, ultimately aiming to divide Russia from within. We must unequivocally prevent them from achieving this goal," he added.
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 a number of 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 was conducted by ISIS' and that there was 'absolutely no evidence that the government of Ukraine had anything to do with this attack'.