Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann interviewed by German national public radio, Deutschlandfunk: "Das rechtsextreme Asow-Regiment sei nur eine „verschwindend kleine Gruppe“ innerhalb der ukrainischen Streitkräfte, sagte der Extremismusforscher Alexander Ritzmann im Dlf. Auch unter den Kämpfern, die sich aus dem Ausland den ukrainischen Truppen anschließen, seien nur wenige Rechtsextreme. Putins Narrativ der Entnazifizierung sei pure Propaganda."
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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