Ukrainian security services have thwarted a plot to kill Russian PM Vladimir Putin, Russian officials say.
Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, Russia’s state-owned Channel One TV reports. The arrested men were both shown on TV admitting their involvement in the plot, after an explosion at a flat in January in which one suspect died. The attack was to happen after next Sunday’s presidential vote. Mr Putin is expected to win the election and get a third term as president.
The BBC’s Daniel Sandford in Moscow said the two men were both shown on Russian TV, one being interrogated and the other giving an interview.