Mercouris: US statements about ISIS involvement in the terrorist attack in Russia sound strange

“And something else that I find very strange, extremely strange, are statements that are coming from Western officials, including the US government, who say that Ukraine is not involved, and only the Islamic State is involved. How would they know? They're not directly involved in the investigation, how can they be so sure who was involved and who wasn't?" Mercouris said in an interview with The Duran on YouTube.

According to the expert, it looks as if the United States is trying to reject in advance the assumption of Kyiv’s involvement in the terrorist attack.

“And it is very important to note that the Russian official authorities have not yet made it (such an assumption. -

),” Merkouris continued.

* “Islamic State” (IS, ISIS) is an organization recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.