Moscow Cannot Rule Out Kiev Benefiting From Crocus City Hall Terrorist Attack, Lavrov Says

© Sputnik . Sergey Bobylev / Go to the mediabankA law enforcement officer is seen near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, near Moscow, Russia.
A law enforcement officer is seen near the burning Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, near Moscow, Russia. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 29.03.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On the evening of March 22, a shooting and fire broke out before a concert at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk near Moscow. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 143 people were killed. March 24 was declared a day of national mourning.
Moscow cannot rule out Ukraine possibly receiving benefits from the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"The West is suspiciously actively convincing us, not only publicly, but also in contacts through our diplomatic missions, that Ukraine should not be suspected. Without explaining why. Although from the point of view of general logic, answering the question of who benefits from this, we cannot rule out Ukraine," Lavrov told Russia’s Izvestia newspaper.
The West is actively trying to convince everyone that this is the work of Daesh* and no one else should be suspected, the minister added.
"They constantly directly speak about this country [Ukraine] and its non-involvement. It is becoming obsessive," Lavrov said.
On this Wednesday, March 27, 2024, flowers and toys are placed on the roadside in front of the burnt-out Crocus City Hall following a March 22 terrorist attack on the concert venue in Moscow Region, Russia.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 28.03.2024
Proofs of Link Between Crocus City Hall Terrorists & Ukraine Found: Russian Investigative Committee
On Tuesday, Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov said the first information received from suspects in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack proves a Ukrainian trace.
Four perpetrators of the attack were detained in the Bryansk region, near the border with Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that they were trying to escape and were moving toward Ukraine, where the Ukrainian side had prepared a "window" for them to cross the border.
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states.
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