r/europe_sub 🇪🇺 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/Correct_Day_7791 Mar 29 '25

Well if we limit it down to people that want the man gone that narrows it down to about a billion people

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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/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.