a foiled assassination attempt on a Russian presenter, Putin’s supporter?

Vladimir Soloviev, star presenter of Russian state television, is a man very close to the Kremlin. It was Vladimir Putin himself who announced the assassination attempt perpetrated on the journalist. “The Russian intelligence services (FSB) foiled the plans of a terrorist group that was planning the attack and murder of a well-known Russian television journalist”he said.

The Russian president implicates the CIA and the Ukrainian secret services. He also says he arrested the culprits. For the moment, it is impossible to verify whether Vladimir Soloviev was really targeted by armed groups. What is certain is that the presenter is under Western sanctions. One of his villas, on Lake Como, Italy, was vandalized by militants. Tags “Soloviev Murderer” were found there. As a reminder, Vladimir Soloviev has announced that he strongly supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine.