Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Staff and agencies

US dismisses Putin’s claim that west was behind Dagestan antisemitic riots

A mob on the runway of Makhachkala airport in Dagestan on Monday where hundreds of people stormed into the main airport looking for Jewish passengers that had arrived from Israel.
A mob on the runway of Makhachkala airport in Dagestan on Monday, looking for Jewish passengers that had arrived from Israel. Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine and the west, a claim the US and Kyiv dismissed. Photograph: AP

The United States has dismissed Russia’s attempt to blame Ukraine and the west for an antisemitic riot at an airport in Muslim-majority Dagestan.

President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine and “agents of western special services” after a mob descended on Makhachkala airport in Russia’s North Caucasus on Sunday evening in search of Jewish passengers on a plane that arrived from Israel.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.