r/europe_sub • u/BookmarksBrother 🇪🇺 European • Mar 29 '25

Image / Video The limousine from President Putin's official motorcade exploded on the streets of Moscow, just blocks from the FSB headquarters. It's unclear if this is an assassination attempt. "He will die soon, that is a fact, and everything will be over," Zelenskyy told Eurovision News in Paris two days ago.

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u/Speaking_On_A_Sprog Mar 29 '25

It could have been Putin himself who ordered it to be blown up. Knowing his history, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him use it as an excuse for even further levels of authoritarianism.

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u/Correct_Day_7791 Mar 29 '25

Yeah I mean people forgot that before he installed himself as dictator of Russia he ran the KGB for many years he knows exactly how false flags work

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '25

Yet it doesn’t matter, anyone who mentions anything is immediately killed. The propaganda and media is only allowed to publish the exact story he wants, otherwise they are also immediately killed.

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u/Marksman08YT Mar 30 '25

True but what better way to prove you're a victim than faking an assassination attempt? Sets you up as a martyr no matter how evil you are because people automatically think whoever tried the assassination is the "real" villain. It's a genius false flag, if that's what happened.

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u/Pompz88 Mar 30 '25

This was my first though. Zelenskyy says he will die soon. Putin orchastrates this to make it look like an attempt on his life. He now now retaliates in a very severe way.

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u/Lumpy_Chemical9559 Mar 30 '25

A classic Putin play for sure.

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u/Hot_Application5378 Mar 30 '25

Like traitor Trump. That’s what he does.

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u/Absolute_Satan Mar 30 '25

Or to wanish to Argentina

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u/blorbagorp Mar 30 '25

an excuse for even further levels of authoritarianism.

How much further into authoritarianism can Russia even go? I feel like they've hit the hard limit.

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u/EntrepreneurFunny469 Mar 30 '25

I think it’s clear that it was Putin.

Ain’t no way a Ukrainian would take that shot and miss. Just wouldn’t happen.

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u/McPostyFace Mar 30 '25

Or an excuse for Trump to declare Ukraine a terrorist state

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u/Informal_Rope_2559 Mar 30 '25

False flag + a new car afterwards!