DISINFO: Crocus City Hall terror attack planned and paid for by Ukraine
SUMMARY
The terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall venue on 22 March 2024, which claimed the lives of more than 140 people, was planned and paid for by Ukraine, and may have also involved the US and the UK. The Ukrainians may have been preparing a "window" for the terrorists to cross over the border to Ukraine, where they were to be welcomed as heroes.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative depicting Ukraine as a terrorist regime. The claim was made in connection with the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in Moscow, trying to link Ukraine to the terrorist attacks in Russia without presenting any evidence.
The Islamic State have claimed responsibility for and shared video footage from the attacks, corroborating their claims of responsibility.
Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in the assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk.
In a recent development, news have appeared that Iran had warned Moscow a few days before of an imminent attack by ISIS based on information obtained from arrested ISIS terrorists in Iran.
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.
For background, read our analysis: The “Russophobia” Myth: Appealing to the Lowest Feelings.
Even Putin himself acknowledged late on 25 March that Islamists were committing the attack.
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