Russia dismissed multiple warnings about a potential terrorist attack, including specific intelligence from the United States and Iran, regarding a threat at Crocus City Hall in Moscow. Despite the detailed information provided, which included identifying Crocus City Hall as a potential target on March 6, Russian authorities failed to take adequate measures to prevent the ISIS assault, resulting in a massacre that claimed more than 140 lives. The intelligence shared by the U.S. was contradicted by Russian claims that it was too general to act upon, while Iran's warning came from information obtained during an investigation into a related ISIS-K attack in Iran. Russian officials, including the head of the Russian foreign intelligence, Sergey Naryshkin, and FSB head Bortnikov, acknowledged receiving the warnings but criticized the intelligence as too generic to identify all individuals involved.
⚡RIA: The United States did warn Russia about the terrorist threat, but it was general information
Why Russian intelligence dismissed US warnings of terror threat https://t.co/Cqqw68KwoL
US Intelligence Warning to Moscow Named Specific Target of Attack: CIA told Russia that Islamic State terrorists were plotting an attack on Crocus City Hall- so what is your excuse now Mr. Putin? #terrorism https://t.co/KhBkltZUkx
Russian propagandists complain that the U.S. knew about the preparations for the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall and "who was behind it," but did not pass specific information to Russia. However, according to The Washington Post, U.S. officials shared highly specific… https://t.co/dEw8qZZWL3
🚨🇺🇸🇷🇺U.S WARNED RUSSIA OF POSSIBLE CROCUS HALL ATTACK The warning was given at least two weeks before the terror attack took place and specifically identified the Crocus City Hall as a potential target, according to U.S officials. Putin reportedly dismissed the warnings as… https://t.co/VcHbjSo2iQ
❗️ The United States warned Russia about the preparation of a terrorist attack specifically in Crocus, writes The Washington Post, citing sources. The intelligence was transmitted to Moscow on March 6. Yesterday, FSB head Bortnikov said that Washington's information was "too… https://t.co/JSJmcuUmKM
U.S. told Russia Crocus City Hall was possible target of attack - @shaneharris https://t.co/6ZDK6wfSne
The U.S. warned Russia of Crocus concert hall as a potential target — a fact not previously reported. Yet Russian authorities failed to take stronger measures to protect the venue, where gunmen killed more than 140 people. @shaneharris https://t.co/lDxc4556NB
⚡️Washington Post: US warned Russia that Crocus City Hall was potential attack target. Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the Washington Post said that the U.S. specifically identified Crocus City Hall as a possible ISIS target in their briefings to Moscow. https://t.co/cyQJrsoFHD
SCOOP: U.S. told Russia that Crocus City Hall was a possible target of attack. The specific information contradicts Moscow’s claims that U.S. intelligence was too general to have helped preempt the ISIS assault, which killed more than 140 people. https://t.co/z3mg4sYjE6
Head of Russian foreign intelligence Sergey Naryshkin confirms the US had warned Russia about the possibility of a terror attack but, he claims, the information was “too generic” for the attack to be foiled. https://t.co/cvghwBosvJ
Reuters reports that Iran warned Russia about an impending ISIS-K attack just days before the attackers struck the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. The Iranians got their hands on the information in connection with the investigation into the ISIS-K attack in Kerman, Iran in January. https://t.co/P3KBe0D2yH
🇷🇺🇺🇸⚡ Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin: “Intelligence shared by the United States was insufficient to fully identify all individuals possibly involved in the terrorist attack at Crocus.” https://t.co/4c8PpkuaYp
The FSB received certain information from the US about the possibility of a terrorist attack, but it was too general - SVR head Naryshkin “The information provided by Washington did not allow us to identify everyone who could have participated in the terrorist attack at Crocus” https://t.co/g3eNi2nkYQ
Beyond the US warning, “Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major 'terrorist operation' on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month.” But Putin was too busy suppressing political opposition to his war in Ukraine. https://t.co/i1BZCn03zN
Iran Warned Russia About Moscow Crocus City Hall Attack: Report https://t.co/99mTcUdMEg
Russia dismissed warnings about a terrorist attack not only from its adversary America, but reportedly also from its partner Iran. Makes Russia’s intel failure with the ISIS attack in Moscow even more similar to Israel’s with the Oct. 7 attack (dismissed warnings from Egypt). https://t.co/CNh8x275Kr