Item 1: of course!

US intelligence agencies did not pass on to their Russian colleagues all the information they had about the threat of a terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, fearing to reveal sources, the newspaper writes New York Times with reference to officials from European and American security services.

Item 2: Russia is figuring it out anyway:

The suspects in last week’s Moscow terrorist attack were linked to Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Investigative Committee stated on Thursday, citing preliminary findings. The perpetrators had received “significant sums of money” from Ukraine, the law enforcement agency said.

Investigators have obtained “substantiated evidence” that the suspected assailants received funding from Ukraine in the form of cryptocurrency, which was then used to prepare the terrorist attack, the statement read.

And the FSB obviously knows more than its saying. One wonders how long-range the retribution will be. While we wait to find out, Picnic and Moscovites remain determined and defiant.

Item 3: A concert as both a memorial and a hard slap in the GAE’s repulsive face:

God bless these valiant, civilized people!