It was alleged that the Ukrainian authorities tried to kill the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. It has been reported TASS Citing a New York Times statement.
According to the publication, the attack by the Kyiv authorities on Gerasimov was allegedly organized while the general was at the front.
The newspaper does not specify the date and other information about the announced event.
According to NYT material, Washington opposed the Ukrainian authorities’ plans to kill Gerasimov, fearing it would escalate the conflict. It was noted that US officials did not first share intelligence information with Kyiv about the movements of the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, then directly demanded the cancellation of the attack, but in response they heard that the attack ended. it has already started.
Earlier, the New York Times, citing sources, reported that the conspirators planned to assassinate German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a coup. During the searches, it was announced that there were more than a hundred confidentiality agreements with the suspects, in which the signatories swore that they would continue the plans of the conspiracy group, including the attack on the German parliament and the arrest of its members. and the assassination of the chancellor, undercover.