Putin Claims Kyiv Tied to Moscow Terror Attack, Ukrainian Official Denies Connection

Russian president Vladimir Putin, who was reelected last weekend, accused Ukraine of being tied to the Moscow terror attack on Friday that killed at least 133 people and injured more than 100 others.

In a five-minute televised address released Saturday, Putin told Russian citizens that four suspects who directly participated in the shooting on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall were detained near the country’s border with Ukraine. The Russian leader asserted they tried escaping to Ukraine, which was allegedly preparing to receive them after the attack.

“All four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack, all...