It is unlikely that the Kremlin will use the version of Ukraine's involvement in the terrorist attack in the Moscow region to escalate the war. Russia is already using its entire arsenal against Ukraine. Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, said this in an interview with Voice of America.

"Putin and Putin's Russia are waging a genocidal war against Ukraine, using the entire arsenal, except for weapons of mass destruction. Our critical civilian infrastructure, energy, cultural, social and medical facilities are being destroyed. Hundreds, thousands of such facilities have been destroyed by Putin's missiles and drones. Putin's tanks are killing our civilians and our defenders. What kind of escalation can we talk about now?" - he said.

According to the intelligence, the Kremlin will use the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall shopping center near Moscow to increase mobilization and try to "turn the image of Russia into an aggressor and a victim."

"But neither Putin, nor Lavrov, nor Shoigu, nor the other murderers look like victims. Putin remains the biggest and most important terrorist in the world, along with his regime and its leaders," Yusov added.

The GUR representative also noted that Moscow's inability to prevent the terrorist attack "is a complete collapse of Putin's power model in the eyes of voters." According to Yusov, Vladimir Putin has demonstrated to everyone, even to his entourage, that he is unable to control the situation in the country.