He noted that the investigation into the case is ongoing.

“It’s strange, to say the least, that the Americans take the liberty and declare one single version. This, of course, suggests that at least they want to shift attention from something,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Earlier, British analyst Alexander Mercouris called the premature US statements about the alleged responsibility of the Islamic State* for the terrorist attack in Russia very strange.

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.

* “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.