Moscow will use the terrorist attack in the Moscow region to justify the total mobilization of the Russian population and the escalation of the war against Ukraine. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that the Kremlin will try to use the topic of the fight against ISIS and terrorism in general to break out of international isolation and divert the world's attention from war crimes.
This was stated by the spokesman of the GUR Andriy Chernyak in an interview with Corriere della Sera, reports UNN.
The more the Russians insist on blaming us for the attack, the more it becomes clear that they have very strong interests in this attack
When asked what he would say to the Kremlin's accusations that it is pointing the finger at Kyiv, Chernyak replied:
The entire Russian information machine, including Putin, tried to pin the blame on our services, even against all logic. However, numerous inconsistencies and lies in the versions they spread, such as the fact that the terrorists in the police dictatorship managed to reach the Bryansk region unhindered and at lightning speed, using a kind of "window" on the border with Ukraine, only confirm the assessment of Moscow's own interest in this terrorist attack
He noted that the range of actions of Russian services and their ability to penetrate terrorist organizations is quite wide.
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If we take into account the range of actions of the Russian services and their ability to infiltrate terrorist organizations, which is quite wide, the thesis about the alleged involvement of Putin's special services in this terrorist attack does not seem surprising at all. There is no difference between the FSB and terrorist groups: the root is the same - evil
When asked how Putin would benefit from this attack, Chernyak said:
Moscow will use this attack to justify the total mobilization of the Russian population and the escalation of the war against Ukraine. An important detail: on the eve of last Friday, Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, defined the conflict in Ukraine as a war, not a "special military operation." This has never happened. They are beginning to prepare public opinion for the idea that they will all have to go to war. But there is something else
He noted that the words of Russian officials about the resumption of the death penalty against the four arrested confirm the approach based on brutality both in Russia and in the occupied Ukrainian territories.
In this case, Putin's special services will be able to use the definition of a terrorist against anyone and execute them, not by covering their tracks as before, but publicly and "legally." At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that the Kremlin will try to use the topic of the fight against ISIS and terrorism in general to break out of international isolation and divert the world's attention from the war crimes that are being committed in Ukraine almost daily
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