All signs indicate that the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall was carried out by the Islamic State group. It would be "cynical and counterproductive" to try to blame Ukraine. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reports.

"The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for this attack, and the information available to us, to our (intelligence) services, as well as to our main partners, indicates that it was indeed an Islamic State unit that provoked this attack," he said.

He emphasized that it would be cynical for Russia to blame Ukraine for the terrorist attack.

"I think it would be cynical and counterproductive for Russia itself and for the security of its citizens to use this context to try to turn it against Ukraine," Macron said.