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Russia Claims US Financed Ukraine's GUR Assassination Attempt on Putin

Jul 14, 2024, 09:43 AM

The Russian Foreign Ministry has alleged that an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin was prepared with American money. This claim follows statements made by Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), who mentioned several unsuccessful attempts on Putin's life. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova reiterated that the Ukrainian intelligence service was behind the assassination attempts, with financial backing from the United States. Kiril Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, also discussed the attempts.