Russian Prez Vladimir Putin Survives Assassination Attempt: Report

According to Euro Weekly News, Russian President Vladimir Putin has survived an assassination attempt.

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By Rohini Rajhansh
Vladimir Putin Assassination Attempt Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting. (AP File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin survived as assassination attempt, Euro Weekly News reported adding that the information was released on the General GVR Telegram channel on Wednesday. However, the other details on the assassination attempt like time, place etc. were not clarified in the report.

Rumours around Putin’s health and threat to life have been swirling around since Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year. As far as the Russian President is concerned, he has publicly disclosed in 2017 that he has survived at least five assassination attempts over the course of his career.

While the media remains tightly censored in Russia, there is no clarity on when the assassination bid took place. However, a number of arrests have been made. EuroWeekly further reported that Putin was traveling in a decoy motorcade with growing fears for his safety.

A number of arrests have been made in connection with the assassination attempt, the report said. The left front wheel of Putin’s car was hit by a loud bang, according to the report.

“On the way to the residence, a few kilometres before arrival, the first escort car was blocked by an ambulance, [and] the second escort car drove around without stopping [due to the] sudden obstacle and during the detour of the obstacle,” the new report quoted a source as saying.

The insider further claimed that the head of the president’s bodyguard [service] and several other people have been suspended and are in custody since a very small circle knew about the President’s movements. The claim is yet to be verified.

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly disclosed in 2017 that he has survived at least five assassination attempts.

Meanwhile, the Russian President is going to attend the 22nd Summit of the Council of Heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO-CoHS) in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. He is scheduled to hold face-to-face meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Rohini Rajhansh
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