On March 3, 2024 during remarks at the congress of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia President Putin said: "There is every reason to believe that the main goal of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall was to cause harm to our unity...We have a country that is a unique example of inter-confessional harmony and unity, inter-religious unity, inter-ethnic unity...Everyone understands the conditions we live in...The country is forced to defend its interests, its people, its future, its [[sovereignty]] by force."
On May 24, 2024 Bortnikov updated the status of the investigation: "We can already say with certainty that [[Ukraine's military intelligence]] has a direct relation to this attack",<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-spy-chief-says-ukraine-055237929.html Russian spy chief says more than 20 arrested over deadly concert attack], Reuters, May 24, 2024. yahoo.com</ref> adding "We are recording the ongoing transfer of mercenaries and fighters of international terrorist organizations from the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]] and [[Afghanistan]] to [[Ukraine]] in big groups with the assistance of [[NATO]] countries".
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