{"id":2238960,"date":"2024-05-07T08:35:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-president-zelenskyy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T08:36:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:36:48","slug":"ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-president-zelenskyy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-president-zelenskyy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine thwarts Russian spy agency plot against President Zelenskyy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-it-foiled-a-russian-spy-agency-plot-to-assassinate-president-zelenskyy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian\u200d counterintelligence thwarts Russian plot to\u200c assassinate\u2062 President\u2063 Zelensky \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">top officials<\/a>.\u200d Two State Guard colonels detained for involvement in the scheme orchestrated by\u200d Russia&#8217;s Federal\u200c Security Service. Click\u2063 &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; to continue reading. Ukrainian counterintelligence successfully prevents a Russian \u2064plot\u2064 to assassinate President Zelensky and other top officials. Two State Guard colonels are apprehended for their role in the conspiracy orchestrated by Russia&#8217;s\u200b Federal Security Service. To delve\u200c deeper into the details, \u2064click &#8220;Read\u200d more&#8230;&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><strong>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukrainian<\/a> counterintelligence investigators have foiled a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> plot to assassinate President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> and other top military and political figures, Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airliner-forced-down-to-arrest-anti-lukashenko-activist\/\" title=\"Airliner Forced Down to Arrest Anti-Lukashenko Activist\">state security service<\/a> said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service, a statement said. The colonels were recruited before Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>It quoted the head of the State Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, as saying the plot foresaw an attack ahead of Russian President Vladimir <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-putin-president-inauguration-ukraine-355bd36a2e833800187af848dc24a7dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Putin\u2019s inauguration<\/a> for a fifth term Tuesday. Maliuk said he personally oversaw the top-secret operation to track the plot.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian claims of Russian efforts to kill Zelensky are not new. Zelensky said in 2022 there have been at least 10 attempts to assassinate him as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the war<\/a> with Russia stretches into a third year.<\/p>\n<p>Also, prosecutors in Poland said last month a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/poland-espinonage-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-plot-a7e3f5944ba165dd30b271840ffa9f95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Polish man had been arrested<\/a> on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">military intelligence<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-report-warned-of-extremist-plot-to-attack-congress-on-january-6-but-capitol-security-was-not-increased-to-meet-threat\/\" title=\"FBI Report Warned of Extremist Plot to Attack Congress on January 6, But Capitol Security Was Not Increased to Meet Threat\">alleged plot<\/a> to assassinate Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian statement said the Russian intelligence agents targeting Zelensky sought out members of the Ukrainian military close to the president\u2019s security detail who could take the head of state hostage and later kill him. The operation was run from Moscow, it said, providing the names of three alleged Russian spies behind the conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The broader plan was to identify the location of senior Ukrainian officials and target them with a rocket attack, followed by drones and missiles.<\/p>\n<p>The two Ukrainian colonels were arrested on suspicion of treason, which carries a life sentence, the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian counterintelligence thwarts Russian plot to assassinate President Zelensky and top officials. 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