Putin Condemns Brussels Attacks, Expresses Condolences to Belgian Monarch

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Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly condemned the explosions in Brussels and assured the Belgian people of solidarity during these difficult times, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

Expressing his deepest condolences to the Belgian people, Peskov told reporters that: "President Putin has already sent condolences to King Philippe of Belgium in connection with the death of civilians in a series of explosions in Brussels."

Relatively, the prosecutor's office in Brussels confirmed that more than 13 people had been killed and 35 wounded in two suspected suicide blasts outside a Brussels Airport departure hall in the Zaventem commune.

"The President strongly condemned these barbaric crimes, expressed his condolences to the Belgian people and assured the Belgian people of the Russians' absolute solidarity with the Belgians in these difficult hours," Peskov added.

Putin is confident that those behind the series of deadly explosions in Brussels will be brought to justice, Peskov added.

"The Russian President expressed confidence that the killers and their accomplices will be punished, and conveyed sympathy to the families and friends of the victims, as well as wishes of a quick recovery to all those injured," Kremlin told reporters.

The blasts in Brussels come just days after Salah Abdeslam, the mastermind behind the November Paris Attacks, was arrested in Belgium.

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