Good morning. The terrorist attack at a concert venue near Moscow on Friday was the worst perpetrated in Russia for 20 years. Yesterday, the country observed a day of mourning, with thousands bringing flowers to the Crocus City Hall to remember the victims. One mourner told the Associated Press: “It is a tragedy that has affected our entire country.”
Around the world, politicians condemned the attack as an atrocity – and in that they agreed with Vladimir Putin, who called it “a bloody, barbaric terrorist act”. But that is the extent of any consensus over its significance, and what the consequences should be.
