Russian President condemns terrorist attacks in Brussels and expresses his condolences

Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the barbaric crimes in Brussels and assured absolute solidarity with the Belgians in these hard hours, the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"President Putin has already offered his condolences to King Philippe of Belgium over the deaths of civilians in a series of explosions in Brussels. The president strongly condemned the barbaric crimes that have been committed, offered condolences to the Belgian people and assured absolute solidarity of the Russians with the Belgians in these hard hours," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.

The Russian President in his letter to the King of Belgium expressed confidence that the murderers and their accomplices would get the punishment they deserve, the Kremlin press service reports.