What Did The US Know About The Plot To Assassinate Putin?
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Remember the phone call from Russian defense minister Belousov to Lloyd Austin? At the time--which was July 12--it was reported in the West that Belousov informed Austin that Russia was aware of a Ukrainian terror plot, and he wanted to know what Austin knew about the plot. Austin replied that he didn't know nuthin. Plausible enough.
Now it's emerging that the plot in question was designed to assassinate Russian president Vladimir Putin. As I have speculated in the past, the sparse reporting suggested that Belousov wasn't so much requesting information as he was delivering a warning. That appears to have been the case. Obviously, the Russian side didn't expect Austin to respond, 'Oh, yeah, I signed off on that one.' On the other hand, the Russian side is also probably aware that Austin's knowledge of what goes on in Ukraine is limited--that the agency that is in overall control is the CIA, not DoD. So, the more interesting question is, What did Avril Haines know? not, What did Austin know?
The way the story goes, the US side got back to the Russian side and told them they'd told the Ukrainians to knock it off, and that, anyway, the US side had a much bigger assassination in the works for a couple of days later. Just kidding on that last part.
Here's the first part of the Newsweek account, but other outlets are carrying the story as well:
[quote]Did US Veto Ukraine Plan to Attack Putin's Navy Parade? What We Know
A top Russian official has said that the U.S. vetoed a Ukrainian plot to attack President Vladimir Putin's annual Navy Day parade last month.
Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, said during a broadcast on state TV channel Russia-1 that the U.S. intervened in a plot that would have led to a "new escalation."
Ukrainian intelligence was preparing a provocation against Putin during Russia's Navy Day parade, which he attended on July 28. This plan was stopped after a phone call between Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on July 12, Ryabkov said.
"The signal from our military leadership and the minister of defense to our American counterpart must have had an impact," added Ryabkov.
Russian news outlets, including state-run RT, reported that Ukrainian intelligence services were preparing an assassination attempt on Putin and Belousov at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg.
Newsweek couldn't independently verify the reports and has contacted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry for comment by email.
The New York Times reported on July 26 that Belousov requested a phone call with Austin about an alleged secret Ukrainian operation that Russia believed had the green light from Washington.
Two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said defense officials were unaware of such an operation and were surprised by Belousov's claims. The publication didn't elaborate on the details of the alleged plot, but said the U.S. contacted Ukraine after the phone call. [/quote]
Does it strike you, as it strikes me, as pretty crazy for the US to be supporting proxies that are trying to start a world war? Ukro-Nazis? Zionists? The lunatics appear to be in charge.
Someone should tell these dummies that the dogs of war are notoriously difficult to control and predict. But then with the limited scope of their knowledge of just about everything, they probably think the dogs of war is a rock group! Everything they do seems to move the needle that much closer to a major war. Someone should also remind them of the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for, you might get it”
More and more lunatics have taken control, pushing the less insane out, to the point that lunacy is ascendant. And there is ignorance, stupidity, arrogance, hatred and greed.