Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he called “despicable,” waited all night before publicly addressing the Russians, only to accuse Ukraine of a role in the terrorist attack on a nearby concert hall. of Moscow, which left more than 100 people dead.
On Saturday (23), Putin told the Russian people that those responsible for the attack on the Crocus concert hall “tried to hide and moved to Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a breach was prepared for them on the Ukrainian side so they could cross the border.”
Zelensky and several Ukrainian officials have vehemently denied that Ukraine had any involvement in the attack.
In his evening speech, Zelensky also said that the Russians “went to Ukraine, burned its cities – and tried to blame Ukraine.”
Zelensky added that if the Russian people “do not ask questions of their security and intelligence agencies, Putin will try to turn such a situation to personal advantage again.”
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The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in Russia, according to a brief statement published by the group's affiliated news agency, Amaq, on Telegram on Friday (22). Islamic State has not provided evidence to support the claim, but on Saturday it published a video on its Telegram channel that it says is of the attack on the concert hall.
Earlier this week, Putin rejected warnings from the US embassy that there could be terrorist attacks on large groups, telling the Federal Security Service (FSB) that the embassy's warnings were “provocative” and “complete blackmail.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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