Putin in trouble after terror in Moscow – attack could reveal Russia's problems. At least 137 people died in the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in the Russian capital.
The Islamic State claimed to be the perpetrator of the recent bloodbath in Moscow, but Vladimir Putin refuses to accept it. One possible reason: The Kremlin ruler would have to admit the mistakes of his powerful security services and admit how unsafe Russia actually is. Russia expert Professor Jeremy Morris calls this a “security theater” in the independent Moscow Times.