Putin accuses West of plot to kill Russian journalist

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Russian president Vladimir Putin has claimed the Kremlin's main spy agency foiled what he described as a Western plot to kill a prominent Russian journalist.

"This morning, the Federal Security Service stopped the activities of a terrorist group that planned to attack and kill one famous Russian TV journalist," Putin told prosecutors.

"They have moved to terror - to preparing the murder of our journalists," Putin said.
He did not immediately provide evidence to support his claims and they have not been independently verified.

The Interfax news agency said that members of a nationalist group had been detained by Russian authorities. It claimed the group, acting on the orders of Ukrainian spies, was plotting to kill Russian journalist Vladimir Solovyev.

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