"Russia Arrests Alleged Concert Hall Attack 'Financier' with Alleged Ukraine Link"
TL;DR
Russian authorities have arrested a suspected "financier" of the recent deadly concert hall attack, claiming that Ukraine had paid "large amounts" to the perpetrators. The Islamic State's affiliate ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, have suggested that Ukraine and the West were partly responsible, without presenting concrete evidence. Russia's Investigative Committee claimed to have obtained "verifiable information" linking the attackers to Ukrainian nationalists through financial transactions, while Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the accusations as "propaganda."
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- Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack ‘Financier,’ Claims Ukraine Link The Moscow Times
- Why Russia's Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack The New York Times
- Massacre in Moscow: Putin is sitting on a powder keg of his own making The Hill
- Islamic State spokesperson praises group's attack on concert hall in Russia Reuters
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