{"id":85179,"date":"2024-07-01T14:07:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-another-russian-plot-to-topple-the-government\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:07:06","slug":"ukraine-says-it-foiled-another-russian-plot-to-topple-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/ukraine-says-it-foiled-another-russian-plot-to-topple-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/07\/01\/multimedia\/01ukraine-coup-01-ljwz\/01ukraine-coup-01-ljwz-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government\" title=\"Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine\u2019s security service said on Monday that it had foiled yet another Russian plot to stir public unrest and then use the ensuing turmoil to topple the government, outlining a familiar tactic that Kyiv claims has been employed in string of coup attempts in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Ukrainian domestic intelligence agency, the S.B.U., said that it had discovered a \u201cgroup\u201d of conspirators it accused of planning to spark a riot, seize the Parliament building and replace the nation\u2019s military and civilian leadership. Four people have been arrested and charged, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While offering little detail on how such an ambitious plan could have succeeded, officials said it was a reminder that more than two years after launching a full-scale invasion of the country, the Kremlin remained determined to bring down President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s government by any means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On the battlefield, Russia continues to send tens of thousands of new soldiers to the front to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/27\/us\/politics\/russia-casualties-ukraine-war.html\" title=\"\">replace those killed<\/a> in the hopes of exhausting Ukraine\u2019s military and Kyiv\u2019s Western backers. At the same time, Russia\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/30\/world\/europe\/russia-missile-strikes-ukraine-war.html\" title=\"\">relentless bombardment<\/a> of Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure is designed, in part, to throttle the economy and undermine the state\u2019s ability to function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Kremlin has also long been directing more covert campaigns aimed at destabilizing the government in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian and Western officials, in some cases attempting to stir discontent with disinformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The plot outlined by Ukraine\u2019s domestic intelligence agency and prosecutors on Monday fit squarely in that pattern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was meant to start with a riot, according to Ukrainian officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The organizers \u2014 described as agents working on behalf of Russia \u2014 were planning to hold \u201can allegedly peaceful gathering in the center of the capital,\u201d said Artem Dekhtyarenko, the spokesman for the S.B.U.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Most of those who gathered would be \u201cin the dark\u201d about the plot, he said. Once there were several thousand people, Mr. Dekhtyarenko said, the organizers \u201cplanned to disseminate information about the unrest in Kyiv through domestic and foreign information resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIn this way, they hoped to undermine the sociopolitical situation inside our country, which would play in favor of Russia,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The accused also planned to use the moment \u201cto announce the removal from power of the current military and political leadership of Ukraine,\u201d he added, saying that they hoped to \u201cseize\u201d the Parliament building \u201cand block its work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Storming and then securing heavily guarded government buildings would have likely proven challenging, raising questions about the viability of the plot and how far along it was. But officials said that beyond the specifics, the plot was meant to create an atmosphere of chaos that could undermine faith in the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine\u2019s chief prosecutor said four men had been charged and served notices of suspicion of treason, with two remanded in custody ahead of trial as a \u201cprecaution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In keeping with state policy, the names of the accused were not made public. The prosecutor\u2019s office said the organizer was \u201cthe head of a public union who had already had experience of participating in unsuccessful provocative events.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe rented a hall in Kyiv that could accommodate 2,000 people, and also searched for military and armed guards from private structures to carry out the takeover\u201d of the Parliament, the prosecutor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Without knowing the identities of the suspects, it was not possible to reach out to lawyers or other representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, the plot bore similarities to a string of other attempts that the Ukrainian security services have reported since even before Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For instance, in November 2021, Mr. Zelensky told a news conference that his security services had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/zelenskiy-ukraine-ready-for-any-escalation-with-russia-claims-coup-plans-uncovered\/6329040.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thwarted a plot<\/a> to overthrow his government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Just a month before the Kremlin ordered the full-scale invasion, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/22\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-coup-britain.html\" title=\"\">the British government said<\/a> that Moscow was developing plans to orchestrate a coup in Ukraine to install a pro-Russian leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the time, intelligence officials said they were making their concerns about Russian meddling in the internal affairs of Ukraine public to try to head off further escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That did not work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Russian forces poured into Ukraine in February 2022, one of their first missions, according to Ukrainian and Western officials, was to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6171277\/volodymyr-zelensky-interview-ukraine-war\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">assassinate Mr. Zelensky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Those efforts to decapitate his government failed. But Mr. Zelensky said earlier this year that his security services had told him of more than 10 <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-assassination-zelenskyy-4b301e9c9a1f067a45105303dff03198\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">attempts on his life<\/a> since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In May, Ukraine security services <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/07\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-zelensky-plot.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">arrested two Ukrainian colonels<\/a> and accused them of participating in an elaborate plan to kill the president and other top leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The plot outlined on Monday was in keeping with an broader operation Mr. Zelensky <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/russia-wants-to-eliminate-me-in-operation-maidan-3-zelenskyy-says\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">warned about in November<\/a>, when he said Moscow was stepping up its clandestine campaign to sow discord through disinformation and covert actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The campaign was given the code name \u201cMaidan 3,\u201d according to Mr. Zelensky. That is a reference to the central square in Kyiv which was the site of protests in 2004 and a 2014 uprising that led to the ouster of the pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/01\/world\/europe\/ukraine-coup-plot.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s security service said on Monday that it had foiled yet another Russian plot to stir public unrest and then use the ensuing turmoil to topple the government, outlining a familiar tactic that Kyiv claims has been employed in string of coup attempts in recent years. 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