Ukrainian Security Service operatives broke up a Russian plot Tuesday to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior political and military figures.
The security agency, known by the abbreviation SBU, said it had arrested two senior officers, both colonels, in the Department of State Security, which is tasked with the president’s personal protection. Also targeted were SBU Chairman Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk and the high-profile head of military intelligence, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov. According to the Wall Street Journal, this operation was tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration and, I think, Thursday’s Victory Day shindig.
Malyuk said the plot was supposed to be a “gift” for Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his Tuesday inauguration for another six-year term. A Kremlin spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for…
