Putin: Concert Hall Attack Conducted by ‘Radical Islamists,’ but Suggests Ukraine Link

Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on measures taken after a massacre in the Crocus City Hall via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow on March 25, 2024. Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

MOSCOW—The deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow was conducted by “radical Islamic” terrorists, but the shooting fits in a wider campaign of intimidation by Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Mr. Putin said the investigation underway into the mass shooting had to be conducted “professionally, objectively and without political bias” to determine who was behind the attack.