DISINFO: The US whitewashes Ukraine’s role in Crocus city terrorist attack to cover up its own involvement
SUMMARY
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service says that the White House is actively distorting the information about the Crocus Hall terrorist attack outside Moscow and trying in every possible way to whitewash the Kyiv regime, the probable reason being the Americans’ desire to cover up their possible involvement. Judging by an article in The New York Times about a very strong connection between the American intelligence services and the Ukrainian ones, it is impossible to suppose that the Ukrainians did all the preparations for this terrorist act without supplying or leaking the information to their American masters.
RESPONSE
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Recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin outlets depicting Ukraine as a terrorist regime. The claim was made in connection with the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow on 22 March 2024.
This is an unsubstantiated claim without any evidence. The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for and shared video footage from the of the Moscow attack filmed by the attackers themselves. This corroborates ISIS’s claims of responsibility. Terrorism experts have pointed out that there is no question regarding the authenticity of the statement, made by Amaq, the official Islamic State propaganda media.
Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in the assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue. U.S officials have intelligence that the Islamic State group's Afghan affiliate, IS-Khorasan, is responsible for the Moscow attack. ‘ISIS bears sole responsibility for this attack. There was no Ukrainian involvement whatsoever,’ White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
The US was legally obliged to warn Moscow in March 2024 of a possible attack in Russia aimed at large gatherings, before issuing security advice to citizens in the country. Putin ignored the warning, saying it ‘provocative’, ‘blackmail’ and an ‘attempt to intimidate, destabilise our country.’
Iran had also warned Moscow a few days before the attack of imminent action by ISIS, based on information obtained from arrested ISIS terrorists in Iran.
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