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Salt is a worm! Kiev arrests 2 spies in attempt to assassinate Zelensky as gift to Putin
AFP and Reuters news agencies reported that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on May 7 that it had arrested two spies who planned to assassinate President Volodymyr. Zelensky of Ukraine and other top Ukrainian officials as a gift to President Vladimir Putin of Russia On the occasion of Putin’s inauguration as President of Russia for a fifth term on May 7.
The SBU said on its online platform Telegram that the two arrested men are colonels in the National Security Forces of Ukraine, responsible for protecting high-ranking officials in Ukraine employed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to release classified information to the Russian authorities.
In addition to that They were tasked with finding people close to the Ukrainian presidential guard. to take Zelensky hostage and later kill him, SBU chief Vasyl Maluk said. “Terrorist plan It was supposed to be a gift to Putin for his next inauguration as president of Russia. That is a failure of the Russian secret service.”
A source in the Ukrainian law enforcement agency said that a suspect involved in a plot to assassinate the leader of Ukraine was arrested a few days ago. And they had very high positions, with one of them being head of department.
SBU also said that Russia also plans to assassinate Maluk and the head of Ukrainian intelligence, Kirilo Budanov. along with other officials in Ukraine, Mr Budanov was to be assassinated before the Orthodox Church’s Easter holiday on May 5, but the plan went through last week.
President Zelensky revealed to the British newspaper The Sun last November that he has survived at least five or six murders Those caught could be charged with treason and terrorism. which is punishable by imprisonment for life
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