FSB claims it thwarted an assassination attempt on Sergei Shoigu. Moscow points to a “Ukrainian link”, but provides no evidence
Russia has entered a new cycle of internal tension after the Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday night that it had disrupted an alleged assassination plot targeting Sergei Shoigu, one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies and the current Secretary of the Russian Security Council. The announcement, circulated rapidly through pro-Kremlin media, has raised significant…
