The US did not share all the information it had about a terrorist plot in Russia ahead of the shooting at a concert hall outside of Moscow that killed over 140 people, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
The paper said that the “adversarial relationship between Washington and Moscow prevented US officials from sharing any information about the plot beyond what was necessary, out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources or methods.”
In response to the report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he was unaware of information about the US withholding intelligence and cast doubt on the report. “The information of The New York Times, citing sources, is information that should be treated with great caution,” he said.
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a public warning on March 7 that specifically warned Americans in Russia that “extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts” and to avoid large gatherings for 48 hours. The US also passed along the warning to Russia privately, which Russian FSB chief Aleksandr Bortnikov said was “of a general nature.”
Sources told the Times that Russia tightened security after the warning but may have relaxed it after an attack didn’t happen in the 48-hour window. The report said it was unclear if US intelligence was wrong about the timing of the attack or if the perpetrators noticed the heightened security and decided to wait.
ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate based in Afghanistan, took credit for the massacre, and the US has backed their assertion. Russia has pinned the blame on “Islamist extremists” but has also said there is a link to Ukraine and, by extension, the US and the UK.
Both the US and Ukraine denied any involvement in the attack, but the Russian Investigative Committee said Thursday that the attackers had links to “Ukrainian nationalists.” Four Tajiks have been charged in Russia for carrying out the shooting.
Nuland.
She did predict “nasty surprises” for Russia. Hmmm. She did/does have access to classified information.
Let me guess, you are talking about President Nuland lol
Of course people in the US are blaming Putin (as though he’s the only person in the entire Russian government) for supposedly not acting on the vague, unsourced claim not naming any date, target, or group responsible. When I asked if they thought Putin should have indefinitely shut down every public venue from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok they almost uniformly say, “Yes, of course!” Seriously people, WTF is wrong with your brain?
“Islamist extremists” = US Intelligence
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “The information of The New York Times, citing sources, is information that should be treated with great caution,”
‘Nuff said.
“Don’t think what you want to think before you know what you need to know.”
William Casey
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”
— George S Patton
Indeed. The New York times is a joke. Nice to see you agree with Dmitry.
Correct is correct.
Sure, you f up preventing a terrorist attack and now resort to accusing US of being terrorists. Lol.
What a fcking Idiot.
Edit:
“Islamist extremists” = Russian Intelligence (FSB & SVR)
ISIS was a joint venture of the US and Israeli regimes.
It’s a fact. Deal with it.
Still is.
Sure, it’s a Russian “fact.”
Has ISIS ever attacked Israel?
Yeah, you’d think they’d be number one on their list. Israel supported them because Israel wants Assad gone. Similar to them wanting Hamas.
And all Israel did for ISIS is medivac their wounded off the battlefield.
This is horsesh!t.
US and Russia have established intel sharing channels that only key offices get to see. These reports are classified and doesn’t get shared with press nor politicians to include Peskov. He is full of it.
The Russians got the information, they didn’t act on it, that’s their fcking problem. Now pay the price and stop blaming Ukraine and the West. Bunch of incompetent idiots.
Russia was ‘unaware’ as the US hid details of Moscow terror plot – Kremlin
The
New York Times reported that the lack of trust between the two
countries prevented the latter from disclosing information on a possible
attack in Russia
Lack of disclosure of a potential crime is in itself a crime by the US Department of Justice laws!
914. Concealment–Failure to Disclose
Although
18 U.S.C. § 1001 is often referred to as a false statement statute, its
scope extends beyond statements. The statute proscribes the acts of
making false statements, falsifying, concealing or covering up. The
statute also covers half-truths if there is a duty to speak the truth.
See generally United States v. Lutwak, 195 F.2d 748 (7th Cir. 1948),
aff’d, 344 U.S. 604 (1953).
NYT: US Didn’t Give Russia All the Information It Had About Moscow Terrorist Plot
US didn’t have to give Russia sh!t given all the F up things it has done to Ukraine.
But but, when it gave Russia useful info about the attack, Russia did nothing with it but to label it Western propaganda and accuse US of wanting to destabilize Russia.
That said, FU Kremlin.
If the US warned Russia about the attack, Russia would have prevented it from happening and would find out who the would-be perpetrators were and take action against them.
There are people that say George W Bush knew what would happen on 9/11/01 and he took no action to prevent it. None of the hijackers were Afghan nor Iraqi. Bush declared war on those countries, Afghanistan first and Iraq a year later. Rumsfeld was more interested in attacking Iraq and Syria, he was more interested in waging war against secular regimes in the Mideast.
What makes you think Putin is any different than Dubyah?
Dubyah is a warmonger, Putin doesn’t have a malfunctioning brain like Bush and Biden.