Redigerer Terrorangrepet i Krasnogorsk 22. mars 2024 (avsnitt)

===Påstander om ukrainsk innblanding===
Samtidig som Putin sa at terrorangrepet var et eksempel på radikal islamsk terrorisme, antydet Putin og FSB at Ukraina var involvert i angrepet, uten å kunne fremlegge bevis.<ref name="ajradical"/> Putin hevdet at terroristene prøvde å flykte til Ukraina og at «den ukrainske siden» hadde «åpnet de vindu» for dem for å krysse grensen.<ref name="Guardian 25 March">{{cite news |last=Roth |first=Andrew |title=Russia refuses to blame IS for concert hall attack despite growing evidence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/25/russia-refuses-to-blame-is-for-concert-hall-attack-despite-growing-evidence |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-29 |archivedate=2024-03-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325120046/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/25/russia-refuses-to-blame-is-for-concert-hall-attack-despite-growing-evidence |url-status=unfit }}</ref>

Russland og Ukraina har vært [[Krigen i Ukraina|i krig siden 2014]] og Russland har vært i en [[Russlands invasjon av Ukraina 2022|fullskala invasjon]] av landet siden 24. februar 2022. [[Nikolaj Patrusjev]], sekretær for [[Russlands sikkerhetsråd]] siden 2008, hevdet den 26. mars at Ukraina stod bak angrepet.<ref name="bbcradical">{{cite news |title=Moscow attack: Putin blames 'radical Islamists' but accuses Ukraine too |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68663043 |work=BBC |date=26. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-29 |archivedate=2024-03-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326163017/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68663043 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> [[Aleksander Bortnikov]], lederen av FSB, sa samme dag at «radikale islamister» forberedte terrorangrepet med hjelp fra ukrainske og vestlige «spesialtjenester».<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia blames Ukraine, the West over Moscow concert hall attack |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240326-russia-blames-ukraine-the-west-over-moscow-concert-hall-attack |work=France 24 |date=26. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-29 |archivedate=2024-03-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326202739/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240326-russia-blames-ukraine-the-west-over-moscow-concert-hall-attack |url-status=unfit }}</ref> [[Maria Zakharova]] i det [[Utenriksministeriet (Russland)|russiske utenriksministeriet]] anklaget USA for å bruke IS-KP som en «[[buse]]mann» for å dekke over Ukraina.<ref name="Guardian 25 March"/> Etter arrestasjonen av en mistenkt «finansierer» av angrepet, sa Russlands etterforskningskomité 28. mars at den hadde oppdaget data som antydet at angriperne har mottatt «betydelige mengder penger og [[kryptovaluta]] fra Ukraina».<ref>{{cite news |date=28. mars 2024 |title=Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-shooting-suspect-arrested-3a2b39ad0370a4fb3ecc2e9e392e94fa |work=[[Associated Press]] |accessdate=2024-03-29 |archivedate=2024-03-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328180107/https://apnews.com/article/russia-shooting-suspect-arrested-3a2b39ad0370a4fb3ecc2e9e392e94fa |url-status=unfit }}</ref>

Den russisk-språklige [[nettavis]]en ''[[Meduza]]'', som holder til i [[Latvia]], hevdet 23. mars at statlige massemedia ble instruert av Russlands regjering til å fremheve mulige «spor» av ukrainsk innblanding.<ref>{{cite news |date=23. mars 2024 |title=Kremlin tells pro-government media to emphasize possible 'traces' of 'Ukrainian involvement' in reporting on Moscow terrorist attack |url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/03/23/kremlin-tells-pro-government-media-to-emphasize-possible-traces-of-ukrainian-involvement-in-reporting-on-moscow-terrorist-attack |work=[[Meduza]] |accessdate=2024-03-29 |archivedate=2024-03-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323150508/https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/03/23/kremlin-tells-pro-government-media-to-emphasize-possible-traces-of-ukrainian-involvement-in-reporting-on-moscow-terrorist-attack |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Dagen etter angrepet, broadcastet den Kreml-vennlige russiske TV-stasjonen NTV en samtale som var ''deepfake'' og som angivelig bekreftet ukrainsk innblanding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/deepfake-video-terror-moscow-putin-ukraine-claims/|title=A Deepfake Is Already Spreading Confusion and Disinformation About the Moscow Terror Attack|author=Samantha Michaels|date=23. mars 2024|website=Mother Jones|access-date=2024-03-29|archive-date=2024-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323233236/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/deepfake-video-terror-moscow-putin-ukraine-claims/|url-status=unfit}}</ref> Den 26. mars sa Aleksandr Lukasjenko at angriperne først hadde prøvd å krysse grensen til Belarus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lukashenko says concert hall attackers first headed for Belarus, contradicting Putin |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lukashenko-says-concert-hall-attackers-first-headed-belarus-contradicting-putin-2024-03-26/ |work=[[Reuters]] |date=26. mars 2024}}</ref>

Ukraina benektet enhver involvering i angrepet,<ref>{{cite news |last=Yang |first=Maya |date=22. mars 2024 |title=Ukraine denies involvement in attacks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/22/moscow-concert-attack-crocus-city-hall-shooting-russia-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-65fde08a8f08214a64619c22 |work=[[the Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323004353/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/22/moscow-concert-attack-crocus-city-hall-shooting-russia-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-65fde08a8f08214a64619c22 |url-status=unfit }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Russian attempts to connect Ukraine to Moscow attack are 'absolutely untenable,' Ukrainian official says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/moscow-concert-attack-live-updates-rcna144768/rcrd37597 |date=23. mars 2024 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=2024-03-30 |archive-date=2024-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323205943/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/moscow-concert-attack-live-updates-rcna144768/rcrd37597 |url-status=unfit }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-detains-11-after-deadly-concert-hall-attack-108419908 |date=23. mars 2024 |website=ABC News |access-date=2024-03-30 |archive-date=2024-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323155345/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-detains-11-after-deadly-concert-hall-attack-108419908 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> og beskrev påstandene fra FSB som «en svært tvilsom og primitiv [[desinformasjon]]». De påpekte at den ukrainske grensen er tungt militarisert på begge sider, bevoktet av soldater og [[drone]]r, og [[landmine]]r i mange områder, og ofte blir beskutt fra begge sider.<ref>{{cite news |date=23. mars 2024 |title=Center for Countering Disinformation pushes back against Russian allegations of involvement in mass shooting |url=https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-denies-russia-propaganda-about-involvement-in-moscow-mass-shooting-50403759.html |work=The New Voice of Ukraine}}</ref> Ukraina's utenriksdepartement avviste de russiske anklagene,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kramer|first=Andrew E.|author-link=Andrew Kramer|title=Ukraine Says Russian Speculation It Was Behind Attack Is Meant to Rally War Support|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-moscow-attack.html|work=The New York Times|date=23. mars 2024|accessdate=2024-03-30|archivedate=2024-03-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323144952/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/world/europe/ukraine-russia-moscow-attack.html|url-status=unfit}}</ref> og betegnet dem som en «planlagt provokasjon fra Kreml for å «ytterligere å nøre opp under anti-ukrainske følelser i det russiske samfunnet, skape forutsetninger for økt mobilisering av russiske borgere for å delta i den kriminelle aggresjonen mot vårt land, og diskreditere Ukraina i det internasjonale samfunnets øyne.»<ref name="Anadolu-Agency-2024">{{cite news |title=Ukraine denies involvement in deadly concert hall shooting in Russia |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-deadly-concert-hall-shooting-in-russia/3172206 |work=Anadolu Agency |date=22. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-30 |archivedate=2024-03-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323151405/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/ukraine-denies-involvement-in-deadly-concert-hall-shooting-in-russia/3172206 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Utenriksdepartementet antydet også at angrepet var en [[falsk flagg]]-operasjon av den russiske regjeringen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/deepfake-video-terror-moscow-putin-ukraine-claims/|title=A Deepfake Is Already Spreading Confusion and Disinformation About the Moscow Terror Attack|author=Samantha Michaels|date=23. mars 2024|website=Mother Jones|access-date=2024-03-29|archive-date=2024-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323233236/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/deepfake-video-terror-moscow-putin-ukraine-claims/|url-status=unfit}}</ref> Ukraina's etterretningstjeneste betegnet angrepet som en «bevisst provokasjon fra russiske spesialtjenester» på vegne av Putin.<ref name="Anadolu-Agency-2024" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorist attack in "Crocus" is a deliberate provocation of Putin's regime - representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (CORRECTED) |url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/975444.html |date=24. mars 2024 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |access-date=2024-03-30 |archive-date=2024-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323211039/https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/975444.html |url-status=unfit }}</ref>

Den 23. mars sa [[Ukrainas president]] [[Volodymyr Zelenskyj]] at Putin, «i stedet for å håndtere sine borgere i Russland, adressere dem ... forble stille i en dag - tenkte hvordan å bringe dette til Ukraina.»<ref>{{cite news |last=Atkinson |first=Emily |title=Moscow attack: Putin says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68646380 |work=BBC |date=24. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-25 |archivedate=2024-03-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323181414/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68646380 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> Den 25. mars kalte Zelenskyj Putin's påstander for «syke og kyniske».<ref name="bbcradical"/> USA sa at det ikke var noen indikasjoner på ukrainsk innblanding,<ref name="Barnes" /><ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite news |date=23. mars 2024 |title=Russia Mourns 133 Killed in Deadliest Moscow Attack in Decades |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-points-ukraine-moscow-attack-100909907.html?guccounter=1 |publisher=Bloomberg |via=Yahoo! News |accessdate=2024-04-15 |archivedate=2024-03-24 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240324002800/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-points-ukraine-moscow-attack-100909907.html?guccounter=1 |url-status=unfit }}</ref> mens [[storbritannias finansminister]] [[Jeremy Hunt]] kalte de russiske påstandene for «et røykteppe av propaganda for å forsvare en fullstendig ond invasjon av Ukraina.»<ref name='Hunt-"smokescreen"'>{{cite news |title=Russian Accounts Of Moscow Attack A 'Smokescreen': UK Minister |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/russian-accounts-of-moscow-attack-a-smokescreen-uk-minister-0c601571 |work=Barron's |agency=[[Agence France Presse]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones & Company]] |date=24. mars 2024 |accessdate=2024-03-30 |archivedate=2024-03-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324151819/https://www.barrons.com/news/russian-accounts-of-moscow-attack-a-smokescreen-uk-minister-0c601571 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>

De ukrainske militante gruppene ''Russian Volunteer Corps'' og ''Freedom of Russia Legion'' benektet også involvering.<ref name="novayagazeta">{{cite web |date=23. mars 2024 |title=At least 40 killed in shooting at Moscow concert hall |url=https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/03/22/at-least-12-reportedly-killed-in-shooting-at-moscow-concert-hall-en-news |website=Novaya Gazeta |access-date=2024-03-30 |archive-date=2024-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322192038/https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/03/22/at-least-12-reportedly-killed-in-shooting-at-moscow-concert-hall-en-news |url-status=unfit }}</ref>