Re: Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin's regime

On Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:42:43 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

Putin instead used his five-minute televised address on Saturday to
emphasize that the four direct perpetrators were "moving toward
Ukraine" when they were detained and that "a window was prepared for
them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border." He did not
directly accuse Ukraine, which has denied any involvement, but a
reference to "Nazis" --  his usual label for the Ukrainian government
-- made clear that he was blaming Kyiv.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/24/vladimir-putin-terror-attack-russia/

"The cruelty of the killing and even the choice of venue--a concert
hall--are all awfully familiar to anyone acquainted with jihadism in
Russia. What comes next will be familiar too"

https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1771988789004476477

So Russians "believe" Kyiv did it cause Putin said so implicitly, but
apparently, jihadism is nothing new under Russia's sun.