Putin and FSB claim to have uncovered a “neo-Nazi plot” to assassinate Russian propaganda monger Solovyov
Valentyna Romanenko — Monday, 25 April 2022, 14:45
The Russian President Vladimir Putin, and later the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, claimed to have apprehended "neo-Nazis who were plotting the assassination" of the infamous Russian propaganda monger Vladimir Solovyov.
Source: Russian state-controlled RIA Novosti
Quote: "FSB, together with the SK (Investigation Committee – ed.) has apprehended a group of members of the neo-Nazi terrorist organisation "National Socialism/White Power", which is banned in Russia, citizens of Russia, who were planning, upon request of the Security Service of Ukraine, the assassination of the public figure and famous journalist Vladimir Solovyov."
Details: According to the Russian law enforcement agencies, the suspects had "improvised explosives, eight ‘Molotov cocktails’, six Makarov handguns, a hunting rifle, an RGD-5 grenade, over a thousand bullets of different calibers, drugs, and nationalistic literature and insignia."
"Members of the criminal group are testifying about the assassination plot against Solovyov, after which they were planning to escape overseas," – says the FSB.
The Main Investigation Department of Russia’s SK has reportedly filed a criminal case against the suspects.
President Putin also spoke of the "prevented attempt to assassinate the famous Russian journalist" at the meeting with the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. He likewise alleged that "the attack was being prepared upon orders from Kiev."
