US warned Russia that imminent terror attack would be on Crocus City Hall two weeks before Isis gunmen struck but Putin dismissed caution as a bid to 'destabilize our society'

Daily Mail ^ | 4/3/2024 | Miriam Kuepper

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US officials warned Russia that an imminent terror attack would happen on Moscow's Crocus City Hall two weeks before Isis gunmen struck but Putin dismissed the caution as a bid to 'destabilize our society'.

Intelligence agencies had gathered information that ISIS was planning an attack in Moscow and even identified Crocus City Hall as a potential target, a fact that had not been reported until now.

But Russian president Putin dismissed the warnings as 'provocative', calling them 'outright blackmail' and a bid to 'intimidate and destabilize our society' just three days before the gunmen killed more than 140 people in the venue.

Moscow claims that the US warnings were 'too general' to prevent the attack, which has now been contradicted by US officials as they named Crocus City Hall as a potential target, according to The Washington Post.

Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, told reporters in Moscow that Russia 'took appropriate measures' to prevent an attack - despite it taking an hour for specialized police arriving at the venue after authorities were alerted around 8pm on March 22.

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Does it even matter? Every time I fly I’m reminded that we have lost.

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https://sonar21.com/are-ukraine-and-nato-waiting-in-vain-for-a-russian-offensive/

If Russia decides to take out the most of the bridges over the Dnieper River in the coming weeks then the Ukrainian forces east of the river will face a logistics nightmare. They will be in the same position as the Nazi Army of Von Paulus when it was surrounded at Stalingrad. They will have no way to provide the artillery and fuel needed to sustain tanks and armored vehicles. The lack of electricity will add to their problems. Russia would be in a position to compel their surrender or force all Ukrainian troops to try to escape to the West bank of the Dnieper. Russia may not need to mount a major offensive. It can simply keep doing what it is doing and achieve victory without risking Russian casualties.