04:29Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow didn’t need Interpol’s assistance for the investigation into the Crocus City Hall attack, speaking at a press conference following talks with his Namibian counterpart Peya Mushelenga on Tuesday.
"Notably, the next day after the terrorist attack, when the West stated it was not Ukraine but the Islamic State, Interpol suddenly said they would be willing to help in the investigation," Lavrov claimed.
"It is unlikely that we will ever need anyone’s assistance that is clearly based on double standards which, most likely, will prioritise the theory that is convenient for the West," he continued.
Lavrov also added that he didn't recall Interpol ever showing such willingness to assist Russia in such cases previously.
"I’ll say once again that we can handle it ourselves. We have long been accustomed to double standards practised by our Western friends. From now on, we will be guided solely by our clear understanding of what the West is trying to achieve and what methods it plans to use in the process," the minister concluded.
Meanwhile, Mushelenga said Namibia would continue to support people in the Gaza Strip and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the partially recognised state in northern Africa.
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 near Moscow 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 added 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.
Interpol's 'help' investigating Crocus City Hall attack would 'most likely ' promote West's version - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow didn’t need Interpol’s assistance for the investigation into the Crocus City Hall attack, speaking at a press conference following talks with his Namibian counterpart Peya Mushelenga on Tuesday.
"Notably, the next day after the terrorist attack, when the West stated it was not Ukraine but the Islamic State, Interpol suddenly said they would be willing to help in the investigation," Lavrov claimed.
"It is unlikely that we will ever need anyone’s assistance that is clearly based on double standards which, most likely, will prioritise the theory that is convenient for the West," he continued.
Lavrov also added that he didn't recall Interpol ever showing such willingness to assist Russia in such cases previously.
"I’ll say once again that we can handle it ourselves. We have long been accustomed to double standards practised by our Western friends. From now on, we will be guided solely by our clear understanding of what the West is trying to achieve and what methods it plans to use in the process," the minister concluded.
Meanwhile, Mushelenga said Namibia would continue to support people in the Gaza Strip and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the partially recognised state in northern Africa.
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 near Moscow 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 added 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 Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow didn’t need Interpol’s assistance for the investigation into the Crocus City Hall attack, speaking at a press conference following talks with his Namibian counterpart Peya Mushelenga on Tuesday.
"Notably, the next day after the terrorist attack, when the West stated it was not Ukraine but the Islamic State, Interpol suddenly said they would be willing to help in the investigation," Lavrov claimed.
"It is unlikely that we will ever need anyone’s assistance that is clearly based on double standards which, most likely, will prioritise the theory that is convenient for the West," he continued.
Lavrov also added that he didn't recall Interpol ever showing such willingness to assist Russia in such cases previously.
"I’ll say once again that we can handle it ourselves. We have long been accustomed to double standards practised by our Western friends. From now on, we will be guided solely by our clear understanding of what the West is trying to achieve and what methods it plans to use in the process," the minister concluded.
Meanwhile, Mushelenga said Namibia would continue to support people in the Gaza Strip and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the partially recognised state in northern Africa.
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 near Moscow 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 added 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.