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Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months ago

Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine | CNN Politics

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Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine | CNN Politics

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Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months ago
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Earlier this year, US intelligence discovered that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.
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  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    I wonder if that would have been discovered had trump still been president.

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      Discovered? Maybe.

      Foiled? No.

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        Discovered? Maybe.

        He’d probably volunteer to have our people assist.

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      I mean, Trump’s misadministration couldn’t have helped Russia if they didn’t know about the plot, so…

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        Id argue he could only help by not knowing about it, at least until after it happend and then he’d be the cover up guy. If he knew about it before hand it would have probably gone as bad as the coup he tried in Bolivia in 2020. Even Putin know Dons mouth is too damn big.

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      Or if the plot had been to assassinate a journalist

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      They would have found his body and then Trump would have claimed that Ukraine had him killed. Sure, that doesn’t make sense but when does Trump ever make sense.

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    Serious question, is the CEO a legitimate military target according to international law?

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      Does Putin give half a shit about international law?

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        Obviously not lol but that isn’t relevant to my question.

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      I think probably not, they’re still a civilian.

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        That’s what I was thinking.

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    Wow this was actually pretty brazen of Russia. Which is wild to say given they are invading a country.

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      Nah. They’re banking on their orange bitch’s rise to power.

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    EXCLUSIVE!

    Ya, I just read this on politico.eu. So much for exclusive, CNN.

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