Russia Foils 'Chechen Plot' to Assassinate Vladimir Putin

February 27, 2012 from Euronews

Russian and Ukrainian secret services have foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state television in Russia reported on Monday. The pro-Kremlin Channel One station broadcast footage purporting to show the plotters at work. It said they planned to travel to Moscow to carry out the assassination after next month's presidential election. The report said Ukrainian special services arrested two men -- one Russian and one Kazakh national -- in the city of Odessa.

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Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin was also previously the Chai... Explore this topic

Assassination

Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons. A person who commits such an act is called an assassin. An assassination may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military moti... Explore this topic

Chechnya

The Chechen Republic, commonly referred to as Chechnya, also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, is a federal subject of Russia. It is located in the North Caucasus, situated in the southernmost part of Eastern Europe, and within 100 kilometers of... Explore this topic

Ukraine

Ukraine (English pronunciation /juːˈkreɪn/; Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and the... Explore this topic

Odessa

Odessa, or Odesa, is the third largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 1,003,705. The city is a major seaport located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea and the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast. The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement, was f... Explore this topic

Russia

Russia or, also officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania an... Explore this topic

North Caucasus Insurgency

The insurgency in the North Caucasus continues despite the official end of the decade-long Second Chechen War on 15 April 2009. The violence is concentrated mostly in the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria, with only occasional cl... Explore this topic

Russian presidential election, 2012

The 2012 Russian presidential election was held on 4 March 2012. There were five officially-registered candidates: four representatives of registered parties and one independent. The election was for a new, extended term of six years. At the United Russia Congress in Moscow on... Explore this topic

Dokka Umarov

Doku Khamatovich Umarov is a Chechen Islamist militant in Russia. Umarov claimed responsibility for several attacks on Russian civilians, earning himself a media nickname of "Russia's Osama Bin Laden". On 3 February 2012, Umarov ordered his subordinates, in a video posted onli... Explore this topic

Moscow

Moscow is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Europe. According to Forbes 2011, Moscow has the largest community of billionaires in the world. Moscow is the n... Explore this topic

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