Why'd Putin Wait So Long to Blame ISIS for Jet Crash?

Why'd Putin Wait So Long to Blame ISIS for Jet Crash?

It took Russian security agencies almost two weeks to find what they say is clear evidence of an ISIS bomb aboard Metrojet flight 9268, which crashed on Oct. 31, killing all 224 aboard.

A few hours after Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama shook hands in Turkey and discussed a potential joint response to the crisis in Syria, Putin arrived in his office in the Kremlin and sat down with members of his security council on Tuesday. The head of Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, reported to Putin that the FSB had found explosive residue on parts of the Airbus 321 and on passengers’ luggage.

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