MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Classified intelligence data is not intended to be made public, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reminded reporters when asked whether the United States had warned Russia about a potential terrorist attack beforehand.
"Intelligence is never reported [directly] to the Kremlin, as the information is provided via intelligence channels, from one intelligence service to another intelligence service. This is sensitive information that is never made public, of course," the Russian presidential spokesman emphasized.
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack rocked the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk near Moscow. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, more than 130 people were killed, and the death toll may rise. Eleven suspects in the terrorist attack have been apprehended, including four shooters who were detained in the Belgorod Region south of Moscow as they were attempting to seek refuge by crossing the nearby Ukrainian border. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address, citing preliminary information, that the Ukrainian side had prepared "a window" especially for the terrorists to cross the border undetected. He pledged every effort to identify and punish all parties behind the attack and declared March 24 a day of national mourning for the victims.