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France is ready to work with Russia to fight terrorism, French President Emmanuel Macron said, commenting on Friday's terrorist attack in Moscow.
"We are in talks at all levels, both technical and ministerial, to possibly offer our cooperation based on the information we have that could be useful to the Russian side," the French leader said after arriving in Guyana. French. , according to a video of his meeting with the press posted on the website of the French presidency in X.
While initial exchanges will take place at this level, "any further [communication] will depend on how the situation evolves," Macron said, when asked if he could revive dialogue with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
According to Macron, France has seen its share of terrorism recently. Thus, the terrorist organization Islamic State (or IS, banned in Russia), which is believed to be behind the attack in Moscow, has attempted several acts of terror on French soil in recent months, he added.
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Massacre concert hall in Moscow, Macron extends a hand of cooperation to Putin. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the current death toll is 137, but could rise. The Moscow Region Health Ministry said 182 people were injured.
Eleven people suspected of being involved in the terror attack have been captured, including four gunmen who were arrested in the Bryansk region, southwest of Moscow, as they tried to seek refuge by crossing the nearby Ukrainian border.
President Vladimir Putin said in a televised speech that, according to preliminary information, the Ukrainian side had prepared "a window" on the border, especially for terrorists to pass undetected. He promised to identify and punish all those behind the Crocus City Hall attack and declared March 24 a day of national mourning for the victims.
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