President Vladimir Putin has pledged to hunt down the orchestrators of the recent Moscow concert hall attack that claimed the lives of 144 individuals, marking the deadliest assault on Russian soil in twenty years. He has urged law enforcement agencies to enhance security measures at mass gatherings in response to the tragedy.
Despite the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the March 22 killings, Putin has persistently attempted to link the incident to Ukraine and the West, a claim refuted by Kyiv and the U.S. government. Putin emphasized the importance of identifying not only the perpetrators but also all individuals involved in the attack.
