re: #15 Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines

The Putinists might have found out he was about to double-cross them for some reason. Conversely, the assassin may have had a Road to Damascus moment, something like that TexasMAGA school board member who found that everything she had campaigned against was bullshit. Former adherents are often the most vicious opponents.

Or, the would-be assassin could just be a loony-tunes.
I’m sure Slovakia, like everyplace else, has a good supply of them.