Terrorist attack in Moscow, the benefit of the doubt. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the attack that left at least 137 dead, according to a new toll, almost three days ago.

France has raised its security level to the maximum. For Paris, Washington and most European chancelleries, certainly often tempted by the precautionary principle, the identity of the person who ordered the attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow seems probable. The EI-K, for Khorasan, also claimed responsibility for the attack.