2 Ukrainian security officers have been detained and accused of treason over an alleged Russian plot to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russia n plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine 's state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine , which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia 's Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement said.
Also, prosecutors in Poland said last month that a Polish man had been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia's military intelligence in an alleged plot to assassinate Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy's movements are kept secret for security reasons, and his visits around the country are publicly announced only after he has left. News of events he holds in Kyiv is usually embargoed until they are over.
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