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Emrys

(8,701 posts)
20. Putin's hospitality might be less questionable if he hadn't tried to bump off Zelensky many times since 2022
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 06:49 PM
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Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy

According to Ukrainian government officials and news sources, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived dozens of assassination and kidnapping attempts by Russian or pro-Russian agents during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including at least three that were foiled by Ukrainian security services.
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During the conflict there were conflicting accounts of the number of assassination attempts made against Zelenskyy. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak referenced the issue while speaking to the Ukrainian Pravda news outlet, saying, "Our foreign partners are talking about two or three attempts. I believe that there were more than a dozen attempts".

In addition, on Saturday, 26 February 2022, an assassination attempt by a group of Chechen mercenaries was prevented on the outskirts of Kyiv with the would-be assassins killed.

In early March 2022, the head of Ukraine's National Security Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Zelenskyy had survived three assassination attempts in one week. Danilov credited the aid of anti-war intelligence officers within Russia's FSB who shared information with Ukrainian forces about the planned attacks by two groups of assassins from Chechnya.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

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Can we dress up Trump in a Zelensky disguise and send HIM to the meeting??? Moostache Thursday #1
Zelenskyy would never do that. Ritabert Thursday #2
Oh hell no........................ Lovie777 Thursday #3
No. They should meet in some EU country. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #4
neutral ground... like Bangkok or Dubai? WarGamer Thursday #6
Perhaps. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #8
Because there are Trump branded properties there? WarGamer Thursday #10
And Z will reply, only meet in Kiev....No? But Vlad you are being so unreasonable, da?..nt mitch96 Thursday #5
No! canetoad Thursday #7
"Donald asked me..." MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #9
If he was foolish enough to do that he would never make it out alive. lostincalifornia Thursday #11
Fuck no nt mr715 Thursday #12
Puty has only gotten cockier with his buffoon puppet shitting the international stage as planned themaguffin Thursday #13
F NO happy feet Thursday #14
Did he put his pinky to the corner of his mouth when he said that? BeyondGeography Thursday #15
Well, FUCK THAT, murderous war monger! Slava Ukraini! electric_blue68 Thursday #16
Ofcourse he would. FUCK HIM! bluestarone Thursday #17
Sadly, we could have done that to Putin in Alaska Buckeyeblue Thursday #18
Beware Russian gravity. The Wizard Thursday #19
Putin's hospitality might be less questionable if he hadn't tried to bump off Zelensky many times since 2022 Emrys Thursday #20
no no a thousand times NO! nt orleans Thursday #21
That Vlad! He's such a card! "Ah my friend Volodymyr, you must get the good view of Red Square, right from this window!" marble falls Thursday #22
Too many windows. LisaL Thursday #23
If that is an actually quote, this is quite interesting dsc Thursday #24
What a deal! Come to Moscow and leave in a box. sinkingfeeling Thursday #25
Putin will kill Zelensky. Irish_Dem Thursday #26
EXACTLY!!! no_hypocrisy Thursday #27
Like Navalny. Kid Berwyn Friday #30
Yes he would like to torture Zelenskyy before he kills him. Irish_Dem Friday #32
chuckle chuckle, I'll bet Putin would. HaHaHa republianmushroom Thursday #28
Would Churchhill and FDR have gone to Berlin to meet with Hitler during WWII? Irish_Dem Friday #29
Three words: Fat.. fucking.. chance. ananda Friday #31
No thanks Prairie Gates Friday #33
"I would be delighted to marry my daughter to Edmure Tully, with Robb Stark in attendance." -- Walder Frey Efilroft Sul Friday #34
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