Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Excellent. I see no reason why they should stop trying to cripple an aggressor's logistics, especially when that aggressor launches salvos of missiles at civilians and civilian infrastructure without constraint. Hopefully they can take the lot out soon. It shouldn't impact oil prices since Russia have sanctions against them and are capped at the price they can sell their stocks for anyway.

Very russian sounding names

You also couldn't prevent the possibility of them claiming random Ukrainians as part of the cell. They really don't care what international media says.

but it has to be believable and credible even to their so called friends like China and Iran and even to gullible russians. The fact that Tehran was also hit by Isis recently at a very high profile memorial would make trying to link it to Ukraine look ridiculous. It throws the whole putin propaganda and narrataive into the fire, Isis hit Moscow the same as it would a western capital because they see no distinction. Even gullible russians must be scratching their heads, why are we prosecuting a war against Ukraine and the West when we are being hit by islamists. Isis would have preferred to hit a european city but Moscow was a much easier target precisely because it is prosecuting the war in Ukraine and because it cut itself off from western intelligence. It circles right back to the year 2000 and putin invading chechnya to take out the terrorist threat, that was credible if brutal, now Russia is being hit by islamists again but Putin is prosecuting a war against Ukraine a non islamic country, even Russians have to see through that

This was tweeted a couple before the attack. Looks even extra ridiculous today after what happened.

Well, I am a bit suspicious about what happened in Moscow yesterday. I do not at all believe the Ukrainians were involved. How exactly did the Russians know who to arrest so fast after the event, and, why say they [bad guys] were going to Ukraine when they appeared to have been heading to Belarus? I will wait till more is known but it's all very convenient for the Kremlin right now. A harsh but true comment.

Yip, said similar in my post above yours.

But lets also add this .. The possibility this event was a false flag and this was all arranged by putin. Its not as if he hasnt done this before. Even spreading false intelligence via US embassy who unwittingly played a part.

Hmmm but using people with obviously Muslim names and appearance doesn't really tie in to the false flag narrative. They could just plant a bomb and parade a few Ukrainian pows and say they did it. Why give Isis the chance to plausibly claim responsibility in an attack that exactly replicates similar Isis attacks like in Paris? Doesn't really add up

yes exactly, and its terrible timing from a russian propaganda perspective a day after Russia sends missiles into Ukranian cities and power grid and a week after Putin election. Also be difficult for them now to arrange a narrative to implicate Ukraine because they don't know what else Isis or the US knows , the cat is now out of the bag anyway ,its a terrorist attack by islamists on Moscow, Putin cannot control this story

Like October 7 or September 11, I think it's a genuine surprise attack that will now be exploited by the rulers to pursue their criminal agenda further. A double insult to the dead and wounded to exploit their suffering

If Putin is behind this "ISIS" attack then there's the very real possibility of more "ISIS" attacks in America and Europe to deflect from Putin's involvement whilst providing a vehicle for Russian terrorist attacks in Western Europe and America.

Intelligence agencies and governments will know of the background but official media will report ISIS.

I don't believe that it was a false flag operation. However I do believe that the Kremlin are capable of twisting the real motives to suit their own goals.

So for example, say this was really carried out by ISIS or some other muslim fundamentalists because they are unhappy with the disproportionate burden being placed on Muslim Republics and satellite states (e.g. Tajikistan) in this war in Ukraine. Well the Kremlin can just contort the story to instead imply that they were paid off by Kyiv to carry out this attack. All they have to do is call ISIS a bunch of liars (for trying to claim it as their attack) and torture these captives until they'll say whatever they want them to say.

Ding ding ding

No, they aren't typical Russian names, more like Caucasian republics.