‘You would be doing your country and the world a great service’: US senator calls on Russians to assassinate Putin
US Senator, Lindsey Graham has called for ‘somebody in Russia’ to assassinate their president Vladimir Putin.
The Republican Senator called for Julius Caesar-style assassination of the Kremlin strongman, currently leading an invasion of Ukraine, during an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity show and in a series of tweets on Thursday.
‘Is there a Brutus in Russia? he asked. ‘Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?’ he tweeted, referencing the army officer who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler.
‘The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country and the world a great service,’ his tweet continued.
Graham’s call for Putin to be assassinated comes as the Russian leader continues to indiscriminately bomb cities in Ukraine.
Earlier today, Russian troops seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a firefight that set part of the complex ablaze, with President Volodymyr Zelensky accussing Putin of resorting to ‘nuclear terror’ and risking a catastrophe ‘six times worse than Chernobyl’ that would affect the whole continent.
