Konanykhin later wrote on Facebook that it was wrong to say that he had promised to pay for the assassination of Putin. Konanykhin's mention of apartment buildings appeared to be a reference to a conspiracy theory over who was behind deadly 1999 bombings blamed by Russian authorities at the time on Chechen militants. "The enemy marked me as target number one, and my family as target number two," Zelensky said last week. Read more 'We Left Ukraine With Our Terminally Ill Baby'Įarlier in the invasion, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian military forces marked him and his family as top targets during a televised address last week. Konanykhin, who made his fortune and rose to prominence after the collapse of the Soviet Union, said in his post that Putin came to power "as the result of a special operation of blowing up apartment buildings in Russia, then violated the Constitution by eliminating free elections and murdering his opponents." Vladimir Putin for mass murder," according to The Jerusalem Post.The post appears to have been taken down. Konanykhin, whose profile picture shows him wearing a shirt with the yellow and blue colors of the Ukrainian national flag, said in his post that he would continue his "assistance to Ukraine in its heroic efforts to withstand the onslaught of Putin's Orda." "Orda" means "horde" in Russian.Īn earlier version of Konanykhin's post on LinkedIn included a photo of Putin with the words "Wanted: Dead or alive. Putin has sought to justify his invasion of Ukraine by saying Russian forces would "denazify" the country, an explanation that has been dismissed by Western powers. "As an ethnic Russian and a Russia citizen, I see it as my moral duty to facilitate the denazification of Russia," Konanykhin said in the post. Latest Round of Russian Boycotts Includes Teams' Removal From Video Games.Ukrainians, Russians Turn to Bitcoin as Sanctions, Invasion Roil Finances.Putin's Gathering Missiles When He Claims He Wants Peace, Ukrainian MP Says.As Ukraine Rallies Nation to Defend From Russia, Far-Right Joins the Fight.
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