With a federal probe into possible collusion between members of President Trump's 2016 campaign and the Russian government ongoing, and questions being raised as to whether Trump senior advisor Jared Kushner established back channels of communication with the former USSR, Vladimir Putin's name has garnered more mention than it thus far has throughout his 13 years as Russian President. Facing so much opposition and skepticism stemming from his KGB past, there are undoubtedly many wishing for anything to come along that could knock him off of the world stage.
In an interview Putin recently did for an Oliver Stone documentary, he confirms that such haters are in fact out there, and he shares about the lengths some have gone to attempt to put him away for good. The Putin Interviews, as the four-part series is called, will air on Showtime on June 12. Viewers who tune in will get a first-hand account on how Putin and Fidel Castro would discuss the assassination attempts they survived. They also exchanged ideas concerning personal security according, to Putin.
"Do you know what they say among the Russian people? They say that those who are destined to be hanged are not going to drown," Putin tells Stone in the documentary. He had been responding to a question on the various phases of a high-level assassination attempt
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he’s escaped multiple assassination attempts and that he and the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro—who also faced many attempts on his life—conversed about personal security, and meant to say that if someone inside of the camp wants to get you they're going to get you. The comment was similar in tone to the angle he's taken when addressing the various scandals involving alleged Russian meddling. This week his retort to such inquiries have proven to be a deflection, in which he claims to have no control over Russian nationals and their choice to fight or retaliate on his behalf, whether that be on the battlefield or in the cyber world. In essence, he denied anyone from the government is responsible, but asserted that it is likely there actually was hacking carried out by loyal citizens.
Source: newsweek.com
