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Posted: 03 Mar 2022 07:01 PM PST (John Hinderaker) The Russians reportedly have launched multiple assassination attempts against Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. So far none has succeeded. This account is from the London Times:
Can this really be true? If the Times’ account is accurate, some elements of Russia’s government are actively trying to thwart Putin’s assassination plots.
Either because of leaks from other Russian sources, as this article suggests, or perhaps because of penetration of Russian communications by Western intelligence services.
Of course this could be disinformation intended to sow confusion on the Russian side.
It sounds paranoid, but apparently there is good reason to think that Russia placed agents inside Kiev weeks ago with instructions to assassinate Zelensky and other Ukrainian leaders. How any attempted assassination would be carried out remains to be seen:
At this point, one wonders how much Russia would gain by killing Zelensky. Reportedly, the Russian strategy was to take Ukraine with a blitzkrieg offensive and quickly install a puppet government. If so, that plan has gone by the boards. At this point, killing President Zelensky wouldn’t fool anyone, wouldn’t facilitate installing a pro-Russian regime, and would fuel unending resistance that Russia could hardly overcome with any plausible level of violence and repression. Which argues for a negotiated cease fire that would allow Putin to save face. Except that it wouldn’t: he is all in on conquering Ukraine, but there is good reason to think that the oligarchs and some elements of Russia’s government, likely including the military, are appalled by Putin’s Ukraine adventure. For Mad Vlad, there may be no way out. Somewhere, people are betting on who will live longer, Zelensky or Putin. |
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