Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested two officers in the agency responsible for protecting senior government leaders and accused them of developing a plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top Ukrainian officials — as a “gift” to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his inauguration.
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Ukraine arrests two colonels in protective service in plot to kill Zelensky
Ukrainian authorities said Russia planned to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky and top Ukrainian security officials as a gift for Vladimir Putin on the occasion of his inauguration.
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Serhiy Morgunov
Updated May 7, 2024 at 3:49 p.m. EDT|Published May 7, 2024 at 12:13 p.m. EDT