This attempted assassination on American soil adds to the growing list of accusations against Russia regarding assassinations abroad.

Russian agents made an attempt to assassinate a former Russian agent turned CIA informant on American soil in 2020, according to multiple sources.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
    01·
    2 years ago

    While the ultimate source is probably the CIA, this is the Jerusalem Post reporting about an upcoming book by an academic historian—so it’s presumably been vetted by a few other parties.

    • knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
      5·
      2 years ago

      The term “vetted” is doing a lot of heavy work there. “Laundered” would be far more accurate in this context of imperialist invention of reality or consent manufacturing.

    • Krause [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
      01·
      2 years ago

      this is the Jerusalem Post reporting

      it’s presumably been vetted

      Vetted it probably has been, as for it being vetted for truthfulness…