Russian TV Reports Plot to Kill Vladimir Putin
Russian television reported on Monday that the Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services had worked together over many weeks to thwart an assassination attempt on the Russian prime minister, Vladimir V. Putin.
The announcement came less than a week before the Russian presidential election on Sunday, raising questions about the timing of its release, in part because two suspects were arrested weeks ago
Although terrorism in Russia is obviously something very real, one can’t help wonder whether the whole thing is made up and that the Chechen they’ve arrested fabricated “confessed” the whole plot in order to get leniency on other charges or simply to avoid torture.