The head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, confirmed at the weekend that the Ukrainian army had attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin several times in the past. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also responded to Kyrylo Budanov’s words on Saturday, saying that Putin is sufficiently protected. “The security of the head of state Vladimir Putin is ensured at an appropriate and adequate level,” Peskov said according to a Russian state agency TASS.
The head of Ukrainian counterintelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that attempts to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin “were, but as you can see, so far unsuccessful,” Budanova was quoted as saying Ukrainian litigation. At the same time, the server referred to an interview that Budanov gave to a Ukrainian server New Voice and which was published on Saturday morning.
The Kremlin spokesman added that all threats from the Kyiv regime are known to Kremlin officials. “Therefore, the safety of the first person is ensured at the right level,” Peskov noted.
Budanov, who mentioned in an interview for New Voice the attempts of Ukrainian intelligence to assassinate Putin, did not elaborate on them any further. He added that when Putin dies, Russians will feel the same way their ancestors did when Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin died. “My grandmother said that people at that time thought their whole world had collapsed, they didn’t know how to continue living. Putin has been in power for over 20 years, so it will be very similar,” he said.
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The Kremlin comments on the attack on Trump
This news gains importance in view of the assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday, which the Kremlin subsequently commented on on Sunday.
The attack on the former US president reflects the atmosphere created by the administration of current President Joe Biden, the Kremlin said. Moscow said it strongly condemned violence in the political struggle, RIA Novosti reported. According to the Interfax agency, the Kremlin does not believe that the Biden administration organized the assassination of Trump. Similar conspiracy theories have appeared on social networks. President Vladimir Putin has no plans to call Trump, TASS reported.
Budanov told regarding attempts to eliminate Putin
According to him, Russians are „afraid of losing“ the dictator because he is „the guarantor of their life stability“.
„They [attempted assassination attempts] have been made, but, as you can see, they have failed so far,“ the head… pic.twitter.com/OlmHIaONtU
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marija Zakharova previously said the United States should invest in its internal security instead of funding weapons for Ukraine. In her statement, the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy turned to those who vote in the US for the supply of weapons to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Perhaps it would be better to use this money to finance the American police and other services whose task is to ensure law and order in the USA,” Zakharova pointed out. According to Moscow, the United States should “review its policy of inciting hatred once morest political opponents and countries.”
