Russia Escalates Assassination Attempts in Europe Targeting Elections
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a campaign of targeted killings and disruptive acts against Russian activists and Ukrainian supporters has escalated across Europe, according to Western intelligence officials. Lithuanian, German, and Polish authorities have recently thwarted plots to assassinate prominent figures, including a Russian activist, a Ukrainian official, and even Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This surge in covert operations, allegedly authorized at high political levels, suggests a broader Russian strategy to undermine European support for Ukraine, utilizing proxies and operatives to silence dissent and sow instability.
John Q. Hosedrinker