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EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack as pretext to intensify war on Ukraine
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Brussels has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use the Moscow terror attack as a pretext to intensify his war against Ukraine.
An Afghanistan-based affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which saw camouflaged men storm Moscow’s Crocus City Hall and open fire on the crowd.
Critics say the allegations are a cynical attempt at deflecting attention from Russia’s own failure to prevent the attacks, despite reportedly being alerted to an imminent threat by the US government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected the claims and accused Putin of remaining silent for a day after the attacks to think about “how to link this with Ukraine.”
The terrorist attack represents a political setback to President Putin, who just days ago tightened his grip on power after claiming a landslide victory in presidential elections blasted by Western nations as a sham.
“But at this stage, we are dealing with a (…) regime that is dragging the country, meaning Russia, into an illegal war (and) oppressing its domestic population with a number of measures,” he added.
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