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Russian President Vladimir Putin is now admitting the Moscow concert attackers were “radical Islamists” – but he still insists that Kyiv was ultimately behind the attack.
Putin also insinuated that the “neo-Nazi Kyiv regime,” in his words, ultimately benefited from the attack, for which ISIS-K claimed responsibility.
In the video above, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Dan Byman breaks down why ISIS-K has its own long-standing motives to attack Russia.
Four Tajik nationals were charged with carrying out the attack. Court officials say at least two have confessed.