Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement

[orangecrush]

Source: ABC News

Russian authorities arrested the four men suspected of carrying out the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday during an address to the nation. He claimed they were captured while fleeing to Ukraine.

Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday's attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility.

Putin didn't mention IS in his speech, and Kyiv accused him and other Russian politicians of falsely linking Ukraine to the assault in order to stoke fervor in Russia's war in Ukraine, which recently entered its third year.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-detains-11-after-deadly-concert-hall-attack-108419908

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Knew this was coming.

Looking for excuse to use tactical nukes?

[CousinIT]

1. You had to know Putin would try to pin this on Ukraine to give himself cover

to keep up his damn attacks on those poor people.

[BeyondGeography]

2. There are some shreds of goodwill out there for Russia and certainly for the victims right now

Vlad will make quick work of that.

[Earth-shine]

3. Putin -- master user of propaganda -- says what?

[orangecrush]

4. Putin says suspects had contacts in Ukraine

There will "be clear answer on battlefield if Ukraine is involved", per Russian defense minister

Yep, he wants to pop a nuke.

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[SarahD]

5. Maybe they did. So what?

They would try to run someplace. Escaping through a conflict zone would be pretty easy in many respects.

[orangecrush]

6. Just letting everyone know

Perfect excuse to hit a supply and munitions starved Ukraine.

If this happens, Republican house will be held accountable.

[sprinkleeninow]

9. His actions are 'sanctioned' by ecclesiastical higher up.

That's what disturbs me so, being of the beautiful Eastern Orthodox Faith handed down through the ages.
Anathema! heretics.

[orangecrush]

13. Which is why

Separation of Govt and Church is a good thing...

[IronLionZion]

7. So that justifies his idiotic invasion somehow?

[2naSalit]

8. Whatever they say...

Is bullshit. This is exactly pootin's MO following an"election".

[PatSeg]

10. He certainly isn't known for being a truthteller

Can't trust a word he says.

[Rebl2]

20. Just

like a former president named trump

[PatSeg]

28. Yes, the belong to the same club

Incapable of telling the truth.

[mitch96]

12. As the saying goes, "Never let a good crisis go to waste".. .of COURSE he will blame Ukraine for every bit of this

act of terrorism. It play's into his hand to get more kids to join up and get more money for this war...
I'm waiting for putin to say "How did the US know about this without having a hand in it".. Oh and then there is the NATO involvement.. uff
my thoughts..
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[orangecrush]

14. Sure is

Something smells here.

[2naSalit]

16. Took over an hour for police to arrive...

I watched the Ruzzian dude video about it today. It was heavily censored but he was still quite informative.

Anyone who was paying attention back in 1999/2000 knew it was pootin who had those buildings bombed for political affect. He does it after every election to shore up his base. Sound familiar?

[orangecrush]

22. Indeed it does

[2naSalit]

23. Have to remember...

These guys are one-trick ponies.

[Sneederbunk]

11. There are liars, damned liars, then there is Putin.

[Wonder Why]

15. and his American sweethearts, trump and the repugs

[padah513]

17. Of course he did.

[iluvtennis]

18. Putin trying to insinuate the Ukraine did the attach - I call BS. n/t

[orangecrush]

21. As so I

[blue-wave]

19. Yes, we all knew this was coming

Putin is pure evil. If he uses nukes the world's response must be strong. He's opening up what will be a real shit show.

[Warpy]

24. Death toll 133.

The mystery of how the roof was set on fire is solved, they used hobby drones with primitive incendiary devices.

The mystery of why the metal detectors weren't working and security was absent has not been solved.

It's no mystery that the commandos will be misidentified as Ukrainian. Medvedev did that during the first 2 minutes of the attack.

What we will never know about the commando attack on that theater is the truth.

Always remember that.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Of course

Pooty Poot is trying to pull a G DUHbya.

[MOMFUDSKI]

26. US gave poot a heads up on the ISIS threat

knowing that bugger would point the finger at Ukraine. Leg up on you poot!

[Diraven]

27. The guys they caught will be forced to confess

That Ukraine was behind the attack, under torture. They might not even be the actual perpetrators, they could just be some political prisoners hauled in front of the cameras so Putin could claim they caught them right away.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Putin says a lot of things

None of them are true.