Fresh Assassination Attempt On President Zelenskyy Foiled: Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy survived another assassination attempt on Monday amid war with Russia, Ukraine forces said on Monday.

New Delhi: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy survived another assassination attempt on Monday amid war with Russia, Ukraine forces said on Monday. A team of 25 members of Russian special services, who aimed to assassinate Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was captured near the Slovakia-Hungary border.

“This time, a military group of 25 people led by the Russian special services was captured near the Slovakia-Hungary border. Their goal was the physical elimination of the Ukraine President Zelenskyy,” according to a report by The Kyiv Post.

Ukraine President Zelenskyy had repeatedly said he was the number one target of Russia and urged world leaders to punish Russia for ending the war. Zelenskyy on Monday said he was ready to discuss Ukraine’s neutrality and security guarantees with Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure peace “without delay”. Zelenskyy added that only a face-to-face meeting with Russia’s leader could end the war. He told reporters that the issue of neutrality – and agreeing to stay out of NATO – should be put to Ukrainian voters in a referendum after Russian troops withdraw. He said a vote could take place within a few months of the troops leaving, the Associated Press reported.

On Sunday, Zelenskyy lashed out at the West’s “ping-pong about who and how should hand over jets” and other weapons while Russian missile attacks kill and trap civilians. Zelenskyy made an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to help defend his country from Russia’s invading troops. Russia now says its main focus is on taking control of the eastern Donbas region, an apparent pullback from its earlier, more expansive goals, but one which is raising fears of a divided Ukraine.