“The fight against terrorism is an ongoing process that requires full-scale international cooperation, but you see that now, due to the period of very tense confrontation, this cooperation is not being carried out in full, and it is not carried out at all,” the spokesman told reporters.
A terrorist shooting attack occurred on Friday evening at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, followed by a huge blaze. A Sputnik correspondent who witnessed the outbreak of the massacre reported that at least three men in camouflage had broken into the music hall, shooting people point-blank range and throwing incendiary bombs. The Russian authorities said that at least 137 people were killed in the carnage.
As Russia's special services are currently handling the investigation on their own into the recent terrorist attack at the concert venue near Moscow, there has been no mention or request for assistance from other countries in this matter.
"Our [special] services are operating independently, there is no talk of any help here now," Peskov told reporters when asked about assistance from Western countries.
The Kremlin spokesman announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting to discuss measures set to be taken following the deadly terrorist attack later in the day.
"In the evening [on Monday], the president intends to hold a meeting to discuss measures taken after the terrorist attack. The meeting will be attended by the heads of the security department, the social department and the heads of two regions — Moscow and the Moscow Region. We expect it to be open. I repeat once again, it will be somewhere closer to evening," Peskov told reporters.
Putin continues to receive reports from all agencies about the deadly terrorist attack, the official added.