In this insightful discussion, Yevgeny Kiselyov, a former NTV director and investigative journalist, asserts that the FSB was involved in the 1999 apartment bombings, linking them to later violent actions by the state. Stephen Lee Myers, a former New York Times Moscow bureau chief, offers a nuanced perspective, suggesting that Chechen militants also had motives and capabilities for the attacks. The conversation dives into the murky waters of responsibility, corruption, and the complex interplay of motives behind one of modern Russia's most unresolved tragedies.