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Russian investigators implicated Ukrainian nationalists were tied to the attack on a concert hall near Moscow claimed by ISIS-K, but the US says it is "nonsense propaganda."

The United States on Thursday branded Russian officials "pretty good manure salesmen" after Moscow sought to link the attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue to "Ukrainian nationalists."

"My uncle used to say that the best manure salesmen often carry their samples in their mouths. Russian officials seem to be pretty good manure salesmen," White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

His remarks come after Russian investigators said they had evidence linking "Ukrainian nationalists" to last week's attack on the concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow in which at least 143 people were killed.

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That is certainly creative

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I feel bad for any translators that had to translate that in real time

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like a Russian swear word translated to begin with?

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

yeah it almost sounds like a bit of Russian wisdom

[–] Glowstick@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he's just using polite words to say he's a bullshit salesman, which is a standard english thing to say

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bb9tEuKVU0g

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

TIL, and they also reference the samples in the mouth

Sounds a little System of a Down-y.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Would've loved to see it.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca -1 points 8 months ago

It's heading for Chinese government levels of creative insult.

[–] juicy 3 points 8 months ago

After listening to this guy defend gencide for 5 months, I believe he knows his (bull) shit

[–] manucode@feddit.de 1 points 8 months ago

Putin's response: "Mist"

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The United States on Thursday branded Russian officials "pretty good manure salesmen" after Moscow sought to link the attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue to "Ukrainian nationalists."

Russian officials seem to be pretty good manure salesmen," White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

His remarks come after Russian investigators said they had evidence linking "Ukrainian nationalists" to last week's attack on the concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow in which at least 143 people were killed.

"As a result of working with detained terrorists, studying the technical devices seized from them, and analyzing information about financial transactions, evidence was obtained of their connection with Ukrainian nationalists," the Russian Investigative Committee said.

Last Friday's attack has been claimed by the ISIS-K terror group, an offshoot of the self-styled "Islamic State" based in Afghanistan, which has also released videos on its propaganda channels seeming to show perpetrators in the act.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that "radical Islamists" had been behind the attack but repeated his accusation that Ukraine could have played a role — despite strong denials from Kyiv.


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