01:09Mandatory credit: Russian Investigative Committee
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 the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall concert venue last month.
"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 in order to eliminate prominent political and public figures and cause economic damage," alleged Svetlana Petrenko, the official representative of the Russian IC.
The department's Telegram channel added that the audit was 'in relation to the financing of terrorist acts by high-ranking officials from the United States and NATO countries', although the specific individuals under investigation were not named.
According to the team, the inquiry is currently examining the origins and subsequent distribution of several million US dollars, along with the alleged involvement of specific government agency employees and individuals associated with public and commercial organisations in Western countries.
The investigation was first launched last month. According to media reports, the gas company Burisma Holdings was originally registered in Cyprus and primarily conducted its business operations in Ukraine until its dissolution on February 16, 2023.
It was the company that Hunter Biden, son of the US president, once worked for. In February, an ex-FBI informant was charged with making false statements about an alleged bribery scandal involving Hunter and Joe Biden, and Burisma. The Bidens have strongly denied any wrongdoing.
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'.
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'.
"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'.
'Terrorism financing' case opened against 'top US and NATO officials' following Crocus attack - Russian investigators
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 the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall concert venue last month.
"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 in order to eliminate prominent political and public figures and cause economic damage," alleged Svetlana Petrenko, the official representative of the Russian IC.
The department's Telegram channel added that the audit was 'in relation to the financing of terrorist acts by high-ranking officials from the United States and NATO countries', although the specific individuals under investigation were not named.
According to the team, the inquiry is currently examining the origins and subsequent distribution of several million US dollars, along with the alleged involvement of specific government agency employees and individuals associated with public and commercial organisations in Western countries.
The investigation was first launched last month. According to media reports, the gas company Burisma Holdings was originally registered in Cyprus and primarily conducted its business operations in Ukraine until its dissolution on February 16, 2023.
It was the company that Hunter Biden, son of the US president, once worked for. In February, an ex-FBI informant was charged with making false statements about an alleged bribery scandal involving Hunter and Joe Biden, and Burisma. The Bidens have strongly denied any wrongdoing.
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'.
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'.
"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'.
Mandatory credit: Russian Investigative Committee
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 the deadly attack on Crocus City Hall concert venue last month.
"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 in order to eliminate prominent political and public figures and cause economic damage," alleged Svetlana Petrenko, the official representative of the Russian IC.
The department's Telegram channel added that the audit was 'in relation to the financing of terrorist acts by high-ranking officials from the United States and NATO countries', although the specific individuals under investigation were not named.
According to the team, the inquiry is currently examining the origins and subsequent distribution of several million US dollars, along with the alleged involvement of specific government agency employees and individuals associated with public and commercial organisations in Western countries.
The investigation was first launched last month. According to media reports, the gas company Burisma Holdings was originally registered in Cyprus and primarily conducted its business operations in Ukraine until its dissolution on February 16, 2023.
It was the company that Hunter Biden, son of the US president, once worked for. In February, an ex-FBI informant was charged with making false statements about an alleged bribery scandal involving Hunter and Joe Biden, and Burisma. The Bidens have strongly denied any wrongdoing.
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'.
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'.
"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'.