Russian secret services accuse Ukraine and the West of facilitating the Moscow attack. Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Russian security services (FSB) on Tuesday March 26 of having facilitated this attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

Earlier, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, asked by journalists whether kyiv or ISIS had orchestrated the attack, replied: "Of course it's Ukraine." On Monday, Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time, three days after the events and the IS claim, that the alleged attackers were "Islamists", while pointing the finger at Ukraine.