President of Russia Vladimir Putin, due to his policy in the Middle East, has, in fact, become the main recruiter of terrorists of IGIL.
This opinion was expressed by journalist Vitaly Portnikov, commenting on the bloody attack in Russian St. Petersburg in a blog on the website. RU.
The journalist noted that he does not share the views of those who consider the terrorist act the beginning of Putin's election campaign, and compares what happened with the terror of the times of the second Chechen.
"Because the terror of the second Chechen - if we accept that it was organized by the FSB - was technologically justified. He created from an unknown gray official an image of the savior of the fatherland, the deliverer of danger, from that sticky fear that embraced everyone who descended then to the Moscow subway or simply fell asleep in his own apartment in the era of endless house bombings, "he explained..
According to Portnikov, the current terror is much worse, because it was predictable.
"When a country with a multi-million Muslim population gets involved in a bloody war in the Middle East - a war in which Sunni Muslims are essentially living targets for Russian bombardment and Asadov chemical attacks - is it possible to doubt that the citizens of this country will sooner or later become victims Terrorists? "What extremist organizations - starting with IGIL - will receive in Russia fertile ground for the recruitment of their supporters? A few shots of the bombing of Aleppo cost hundreds of propaganda speeches. If someone needs the name of the main recruiter of IGIL, then I will call this name. This is Vladimir Putin, "- writes the journalist.
"It is absolutely unclear how to defeat this terror, if it becomes a mass. Because we are not talking about some outraged extremists, but of citizens of the Russian Federation. Yes, an explosion in the Petersburg metro was arranged by a Russian. And its Central Asian roots do not matter. There are thousands of such people in Russia, tens of thousands. And there are also people from the North Caucasus, who have always had Russian citizenship, "he said..
That is why, emphasizes Portnikov, this terrorist act was not organized by Putin for Putin, but became a consequence of the policy of the Russian president.
"Instead of promoting a political settlement in Syria, the Russian president decided to invest in the victory of Bashar Assad. He achieved a lot: a political deceased who had long ago lost power, still in his residence in Damascus. Europe has trembled because of the consequences of the migration crisis. America was ready to talk with him about the joint fight against terror - at least until the last chemical attack. That interference in Syria will turn Russia into a territory of terror - this Putin, apparently, simply could not - or did not want to - understand, "- concluded the journalist.
As reported by the "Observer", the action "Peter, we are with you," was held in Moscow on April 6. It was organized with the support of the Russian authorities. The action was attended by tens of thousands of people, including - proplachennaya mass meeting.
The attack in the metro of St. Petersburg occurred on April 3. The explosion killed 14 people, injured more than 50.
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