FSB thwarts attack on Putin's confessor - arrests in Russia!

FSB thwarts attack on Putin's confessor - arrests in Russia!

Moskau, Russland - A dramatic incident in Russia: The domestic secret service FSB has thwarted a planned attack on the influential priest Tichon Schewkunow, which is also known as "Putin's confessor". According to the FSB, the attack was planned under the direction of the Ukrainian military secret service. Schewkunow, which was appointed Crimea in 2023, should be attacked in Moscow. Two people, a Russian and a Ukrainian, were arrested and stood, the FSB said. The explosive set, which was intended for the attack, was also ensured, as reported. The two suspects had been recruited through the short message service Telegram and have been working on this consolation since mid -2024

Russian citizens in the crosshair

In another alarming trend, FSB has often arrested Russian citizens in recent months who are suspected of financially supporting the Ukrainian army. Examples are the case of a Ukrainian who was arrested at Jekaterinburg Airport on July 5 because he had transferred money to an account that collected for the Ukrainian armed forces. Another man from the Chabarovsk region was accused of transferring cryptocurrency for the Ukrainian army. These arrests, which are pursued as a treason, threaten the suspicious punishments of up to life in prison, such as The Moscow Times reported.

The FSB thus increases the pressure on citizens that speak against war or for Ukraine. Those who express themselves critically or send financial support to Ukraine run the risk of being charged as a traitor. Experts suspect that these developments serve to intimidate the population and prevent any political activity, while the Russian government continued to try to suppress any forms of opposition.