Assassination Plot Against Putin? Russians Are Skeptical.

The alleged assassination plans were disclosed a week before presidential elections, the most hotly contested of Putin’s career.

Published Feb. 27 2012 1:13PM EST

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Call it an odd coincidence, but just before presidential elections, Russian security services always happen to uncover supposed plots to spread terror and mayhem. In 1999 a series

Anna Nemtsova

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Assassination Plot Against Putin? Russians Are Skeptical.

The alleged assassination plans were disclosed a week before presidential elections, the most hotly contested of Putin’s career.

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Anna Nemtsova