Like clockwork:
Ukrainian involvement 'absurd', presidential aide says
As we mentioned
earlier, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) are claiming the terrorists involved in the Moscow attack were planning to cross the border with Ukraine, and had "contacts" over the border.
That was first denied by Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, and now we have a new statement to the same effect from an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"The versions of Russian special services regarding Ukraine are absolutely untenable and absurd," says Mykhaylo Podolyak in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ukraine disputes Russian claim that attackers planned to cross border
BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent in Kyiv
As we've recently been reporting, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has
issued a statement claiming that the terrorists involved in the Moscow Crocus City attack were planning to cross the border with Ukraine, and that they had "contacts" on the Ukrainian side.
Ukraine has called the accusation "absurd".
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence directorate - Andriy Yusov – told the BBC that the border area with Ukraine is "full of special services and military. Also the latest events in Belgorod region and Kursk – where there is military activity - mean this is a frontline".
"To suggest the suspects were heading to Ukraine, would suggest they were stupid or suicidal."
Last night, Ukrainian military intelligence claimed the whole attack was a planned operation by Moscow, in order to blame Ukraine – escalate the war – and get support for mobilising (a reluctant) population to fight.