Car bomb near Moscow kills top Russian general, Trump reacts
U.S. President Donald Trump was surprised by the news of the attack near Moscow. On Friday morning, a car bomb killed the deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of Russia, Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik. "That's a big thing. I’ll look into it," Trump said.
The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik died in an explosion in the Moscow region. The attack occurred on Friday before noon in Balashikha, a town near Moscow.
Attack near Moscow. Russian general killed
The explosion happened on Friday at approximately 2:40 AM Eastern Time, when Gen. Moskalik was walking past a parked Volkswagen where the explosive device was planted.
Trump on the attack: I’ll look into it
Donald Trump was asked about the incident aboard Air Force One.
Reporter: There was a car bomb in Moscow this morning that killed a Russian general. Do you have any reaction to that?
Trump: Who killed what?
Reporter: A Russian general killed by a car bomb.
Trump: Well, you're just telling me that for the first time. Where did this take
Reporter: In Moscow. It was a Russian general.
Trump: It's close to home, right? That's a big thing. I’ll look into it.
Trump probably knew about the attack but pretended to be surprised. Evidence of this was his question about whether it happened "close to home." The bomb indeed exploded right by the building where the general lived.
The attack also occurred during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin, who held a three-hour conversation at the Kremlin.
