@kravietz
This at least looks like a somewhat believable version, unlike most of those in circulation — will probably become the official one.
Obviously as its not linked to Ukraine, it won't be easy to spin it the right way in the wake of new "mobilization", but they can still use it to crack down further on civil liberties. Will probably also attempt to use it to make information exchange among intelligence agencies possible again.
This is just as chaotic as Beslan or 1999 bombings. FSB likely screwed up this time and missed the attack (it took them 1.5 hours to get there) in spite of US warnings two weeks ago. Overnight they had debates with Putin and specialists on public sentiments, and ultimately decided there’s popular demand for hate of Ukraine so they will kill two birds with one stone and came up with the “ISIS sponsored by Ukraine” story 🤷
@kravietz
TBH it isn't much easier for me to buy the ISIS story — people usually read about terrorists and get all emotional imagining those who just like to shoot people and blow up stuff — for no good reason, but terrorist in fact are those who use terror for political gain, killing people and blowing stuff up isn't worth anything when no demands are made. And what demands even in theory could be?
That and the fact that Kremlin keeps most players of the Mid East close, including the nastiest…
@kravietz hard to imagine that they have no informants in these circles at all 🤷
But Ukraine theory doesn't stand any critical thinking at all — killing dozens of civilians makes you expect you might be killed in a shootout, and they are claiming that one of the detainees was doing it for $10k? 🤔
And attempting to escape together on the same car through the part of border that is likely, due to recent incursions, most closely monitored at the moment? 🤦
@kravietz
Oh no, they ARE attempting to pin in on Ukraine: https://t.me/rian_ru/237470
I had my suspicions when they claimed that they have intercepted the car at Three Sisters border in the morning, but I still wasn't sure they'd go for it. So lame 🤦