Harris denies Putin’s claim that Moscow gunmen were en route to Ukraine – Washington Examiner

Vice President Kamala Harris disputed claims that Ukraine was involved in the attack at a Moscow concert, directly opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Harris appeared in a segment that aired Sunday on This Week in the days after the Moscow mass shooting and fires that killed at least 130 people in a concert hall. Four people dressed in camouflage entered the concert hall and unloaded their automatic weapons into the crowd. Putin claimed the gunmen, along with an additional seven others, were on their way to Ukraine when they were captured. Harris was asked if there was any evidence to support Putin’s claims.

“First, let me start by saying what has happened in an act of terrorism, and the number of people who have been killed, is obviously a tragedy, and we should all send our condolences to those families,” Harris said. “There is no, whatsoever, any evidence and, in fact, what we know to be the case is that ISIS-K is actually, by all accounts, responsible for what happened.”

ISIS-K is the Afghan branch of the terrorist group and has claimed credit for the attack. Putin made no mention of the group during his Saturday statement to the country.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Putin to deny any involvement. Zelensky claimed Putin’s attempt to villainize Ukraine was “entirely predictable” as Zelenksy had “seen it all before.”

This mass shooting came two weeks after the United States Embassy in Russia warned U.S. citizens to avoid large gatherings due to concerns that “extremists have imminent plans” to target such events in Moscow. However, the March 7 warning was meant to alert Russians for the 48 hours from the time it was issued.

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