The public execution of people in moscow should be understood as putin's threat to further escalate and expand the war.

peskov's statement shortly before the attack about the 'war' was just a false start to a carefully planned kremlin special operation.

putin has extensive experience in organising such terrorist attacks as a way of strengthening his own power, starting with the bombings of houses on the Kashyrskyi Highway. Just like then, today's action to intimidate russians will be a pretext for maximum "tightening of the screws" in russia itself.

It is likely that the kremlin will accuse Ukraine of organising the attack and use the shooting of its own citizens as a pretext for even more brutal attacks on civilian infrastructure and the killing of Ukrainian civilians. Today's strike on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure is yet another link in the escalation initiated by putin.

putin has repeatedly tried to intimidate the West, including by using nuclear weapons. Therefore, this terrorist attack can be used as another "reason" to intensify aggression.

However, the unimpeded movement of a group of gunmen in the centre of moscow, as well as a host of other indisputable evidences, indicate that the shooting at Crocus City Hall was organised by the russian special services. International embassies also warned of the impending terrorist attack.

It is obvious to the whole world that the terrorist attack in moscow is another crime of putin to maintain his power.