White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that this terrorist attack was conducted by ISIS and Russian President Vladimir Putin understands that
Kyiv strongly denied any involvement in Friday's assault on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, and the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility
Putin also said that additional security measures have been imposed throughout Russia, and he declared Sunday to be a day of mourning
They planned to cross the border into Ukraine where they 'had contacts,' the service known as the FSB said in a statement without giving more detail, the Interfax news service reported
Ukraine has strongly denied any involvement and accused Moscow of using the attack to try to stoke fervour in its war effort
State-run Sovcomflot transported about a fifth of all Russia's crude deliveries to India last year
The US Embassy in Moscow had issued a public warning on March 7 that "extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts
"We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Moscow. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims," Modi said in a post on X
Some Russian state-media commentators suggested Kyiv may be to blame, but Ukraine denied any role, calling it a false-flag operation by the Kremlin
New plans are on the EU's table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to buy arms and ammunition for Ukraine
"Russia's election was an election without choice," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at the start of the meeting.
Putin hailed the early results as an indication of "trust" and "hope" in him while critics saw them as another reflection of the preordained nature of the election
The Ukraine war has triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow's relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Now that Putin has been anointed to another six-year term as president, he is determined to extend his gains in Ukraine amid Russia's battlefield successes and waning Western support for Kyiv
With an 87 per cent vote share, 71-year-old Putin has cemented his power, and if he completes his six-year tenure, he will become the longest-reigning Russian leader ever
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as part of his military reforms ordered in February the creation of a separate branch of Ukraine's armed forces devoted to drones
This "security zone", Putin said, "would be quite difficult to penetrate using the foreign-made strike assets at the enemy's disposal"
"Warm congratulations to H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin on his re-election as the President of the Russian Federation," Modi said in a post on 'X'
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Navalny, 47, Russia's best-known opposition politician, died last month while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges that he rejected as politically motivated