Damn. They are making it more and more likely the FSB let it happen or were behind it the whole time. They are forcing this narrative hard, lol.
What about ISIS admiring it, even sending pictures of the attackers.
It reminds me of the Onion: https://youtu.be/Q_OIXfkXEj0
Admitting it*
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire
Same tactic
ISIS: “We did it”
Russia: “Liars”
Americans: “We told you this would happen”
Russia: “You didn’t tell us enough”
Americans: “Actually we were pretty specific”
ISIS: “Seriously though we did it.”
Russia: “No. It was Ukraine”
Even in their public warning they specified concerts specifically. I imagine the private warning to the Russian government was even more specific.
Of course it does. Not that it was a false flag necessarily, but it was obvious that an attack like this would be used to increase pressure in the war either way IMO.
Never let a good tragedy go to waste
Pretty much what I feel about it. It’s still to early to tell what exactly this tragedy is, though I’m not surprised that it’s being used by the Kremlin.
I spent an hour today trying to find a real source for this quote, often misattributed to Churchill. And failed. Found some sources saying it predates Churchill, but no direct references. Seems an adage that is quite old though.
Damnit i should be putting money on these things. Its all so predictable its almost funny (its not)
The whole bit about the perpetrators fleeing to the Ukrainian border I actually kinda believe.
Not because ukraine was involved but its got to be the only border anyone can get through at the moment within easy distance from moscow.
Everyone else has shut their borders
Nah, I don’t buy this story at all. Their car had Belarussian plates and that border is much closer and still open. I’d even argue that the UKR/RUS border is the worst place to cross with checkpoints, mines and drones everywhere. They would’ve been safer hiding out in a random village somewhere.
Fleeing to Belarus might as well mean staying in Russia
Of course we will never know the truth I’m sure they will have unhappy accidents next to windows
Assuming they (ISIS) have active members on the other side, and a corridor established, fleeing into Ukraine would be probably significantly safer - assuming Russian and Ukrainian internal security services aren’t sharing intelligence and otherwise cooperating while they’re engaged in a hot conflict.
Crossing a warzone with both sides being trigger happy, covering the whole region with trenches, checkpoints, mines, drones and other troops. Yeah, totally logical choice.
It’s the world’s most observed and mined border. The last place anyone on the run would go
Operation Himmler anybody?