After the shock of the attack which left 137 dead in Moscow on Friday evening, the Kremlin spokesperson announced on Monday that Vladimir Putin had not planned "at this stage" to go to Crocus City Hall. .
The authorities also refused, in the process, to comment on the allegations of torture of the suspects of the attack in the suburbs of Moscow, which emerged after the publication of videos on social networks and photos showing them with bloody faces.
“I will leave this question unanswered,” Dmitry Peskov said when asked by journalists.
In footage of their arrests, shown on Russian public television, three of the men had blood on their faces.
Another video, posted online and whose authenticity has not been confirmed, appears to show one of the suspects having his ear cut off by someone off-camera.
Putin targets Ukraine, kyiv denies
The Kremlin also refused to comment on the claim of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) concerning the Moscow attack which cost 137 lives as long as the investigation is underway, Vladimir Putin having for his part mentioned the Ukrainian track , which Kiev denies.
“The investigation is ongoing and it would be wrong for the presidential administration to comment on the progress of the investigation.
We will not do it,” assured Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov.