Crimean Tatar Leader Applauds Czech Recognition Of Soviet Deportations As Genocide [Video]

Russia accused Kyiv of “terrorism” after authorities said they had detained an Uzbek citizen who confessed to planting an explosive device that killed a high-ranking Russian officer on the instruction of Ukrainian intelligence.

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces (RKhBZ), and his assistant were killed by a bomb concealed in a scooter outside the entrance of a Moscow building early on December 17.

The speed of the arrest of the unnamed suspect led some analysts to question whether the 29-year-old Central Asian was a scapegoat, while unconfirmed reports swirled that police were ratcheting up raids on migrants.

“The special services have a clear interest in showing their superiors the result of their work, that a successful investigation has taken place, and so on. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this. It’s hard to judge right now how accurate this [arrest] is,” …