A plot has emerged to assassinate Vladimir Putin and remove him from power, according to a Ukrainian intelligence service. They say the president is being targeted by a group of "Russian elites" who have already selected a successor to the 69-year-old.
The Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine believes a plan has been drawn up to take drastic action as there is dismay at the impact the war and subsequent sanctions have had on the Russian economy. FSB director Oleksandr Bortnikov has been lined up to replace Putin, reports the Daily Mirror.
The group of powerful Kremlin insiders want to remove Putin from power as soon as possible and restore economic ties with the West. The war in Ukraine has destroyed many of their alliances with their European and worldwide counterparts.
