Medvedev promises “inevitable retribution” after Moscow bombing

On Tuesday December 17, Ukraine killed the head of the Russian armed forces' radiological, chemical and biological defense troops, Igor Kirillov, and one of his assistants in a targeted attack in Moscow. Reactions in Moscow were swift: in his usual rhetorical style, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, spoke on behalf of Mr. Putin, declaring: “Ukraine and its authorities are trying to prolong war and death. The...