Russia s Anti-Terrorism Committee believes the suspects were plotting to conduct a number of subversive and terrorist attacks in the region. The shootout comes amid heightened security concerns after the March 22 attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall that killed 145 people.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK) said two alleged militants were killed in a "counterterrorism" operation that started on April 11 in the North Caucasus.
Russian state media highlighted Russia and China’s joint effort to combat perceived Western “dual containment” targeting Russia and China during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang
Whether it be to inflame geopolitical tensions or blame the accident on DEI, the politicization of tragedy has become an increasingly common weapon used to advance the aims of our world leaders.