In the attack on Dmitry Muratov, traces of Russian special services were noticed/RBC
This was reported to The Washington Post by an informed source in the US government.
One US official said the United States could confirm Russian intelligence involvement in the April 7 attack on Dmitry Muratov. True, he did not give any information about how the American intelligence services came to this conclusion.
What Muratov himself says about this
According to Meduza, Dmitry Muratov was unable to promptly to comment on the assessment of the American intelligence services, because he was on a business trip, a Novaya Gazeta spokesman told WP. The Russian Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment.
More on the attack on Dmitry Muratov
- On April 7, Dmitry Muratov was doused with paint on the Moscow-Samara train. At the same time, the attacker shouted: “Muratov, here's to you for our boys.”
- After an attack, Muratov was diagnosed with chemical burns to his eyes. According to Novaya Gazeta, Nikolai Trifonov, a former perpetrator, and Ilya Markovets, who filmed the attack on video, took part in the attack.
- The media reported that Markovets was detained, Trifonov was wanted.
Dmitry Muratov's position on the war in Ukraine
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well-known Russian writers, journalists and directors on February 24 called for an end to the war with Ukraine. They note that such actions of the Kremlin are a shame. Dmitry Muratov also signed the appeal.
In addition, on February 25, the editors of the Russian edition of Novaya Gazeta released a fresh issue with a cover condemning the actions of Vladimir Putin and the occupying country in Ukraine. All materials were published in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian. Dmitry Muratov stressed: “We do not recognize Ukraine as an enemy.”
