05:44Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the United States 'started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves' following the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall while speaking in Moscow on Wednesday.
"The White House, along with the State Department, stated, direct quote: 'Ukraine has nothing to do with this,' end of quote. On the basis of what data, on the basis of what information they drew this conclusion?" - the diplomat said. "The only thing that is clear is that they started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves. Because everyone understands very well that there is no independent Kiev regime without Western financial and military support for this regime."
Zakharova also claimed that Western countries conveyed their condolences regarding the terrorist attack only after receiving approval from the US.
"We did not fail to notice the apparent synchronisation of condolences from Western authorities with statements from Washington. The US satellites published them, as is customary on social media, only after they had obviously received the go-ahead from their big brother," the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
Late on Friday, 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.
At time of publication, 139 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but 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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) also claimed the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
The White House stated 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'.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.
'They started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves' - Zakharova on US reaction to Crocus City Hall attack
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the United States 'started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves' following the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall while speaking in Moscow on Wednesday.
"The White House, along with the State Department, stated, direct quote: 'Ukraine has nothing to do with this,' end of quote. On the basis of what data, on the basis of what information they drew this conclusion?" - the diplomat said. "The only thing that is clear is that they started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves. Because everyone understands very well that there is no independent Kiev regime without Western financial and military support for this regime."
Zakharova also claimed that Western countries conveyed their condolences regarding the terrorist attack only after receiving approval from the US.
"We did not fail to notice the apparent synchronisation of condolences from Western authorities with statements from Washington. The US satellites published them, as is customary on social media, only after they had obviously received the go-ahead from their big brother," the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
Late on Friday, 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.
At time of publication, 139 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but 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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) also claimed the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
The White House stated 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'.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed that the United States 'started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves' following the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall while speaking in Moscow on Wednesday.
"The White House, along with the State Department, stated, direct quote: 'Ukraine has nothing to do with this,' end of quote. On the basis of what data, on the basis of what information they drew this conclusion?" - the diplomat said. "The only thing that is clear is that they started to excuse the Kiev regime in order to excuse themselves. Because everyone understands very well that there is no independent Kiev regime without Western financial and military support for this regime."
Zakharova also claimed that Western countries conveyed their condolences regarding the terrorist attack only after receiving approval from the US.
"We did not fail to notice the apparent synchronisation of condolences from Western authorities with statements from Washington. The US satellites published them, as is customary on social media, only after they had obviously received the go-ahead from their big brother," the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
Late on Friday, 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.
At time of publication, 139 people were reported to have been killed. On Sunday, March 24, the Basmanny Court of Moscow ordered a number of suspects to be remanded in custody until May 22, on charges of 'terrorism'.
President Vladimir Putin declared a day of mourning and described the attack as a 'barbaric terrorist act' in a televised address on Saturday, adding that the suspects had been detained close to the border.
"They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border," Putin said.
On Monday, he said that 'radical Islamists' were responsible but 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.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) also claimed the attackers planned to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border and 'had relevant contacts on the Ukrainian side'.
The White House stated 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'.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it 'categorically denies' accusations of Kiev’s involvement in the shooting.