Prominent Russian Journalist Who Criticized Kremlin Shot Dead in Kiev

[DonViejo]

Source: U.S. News & World Report


May 29, 2018, at 3:23 p.m.

BY NATALIA ZINETS

KIEV (Reuters) - A prominent Russian journalist and critic of President Vladimir Putin was gunned down in Ukraine where he had fled into exile following threats, police said on Tuesday.

Arkady Babchenko died of his wounds in an ambulance after his wife found him covered in his blood in their home, police said, adding they suspected the murder was due to Babchenko's professional activities.

Babchenko, one of Russia's best-known war correspondents, had left Russia fearing for his life after criticizing Russian policy in Ukraine and Syria.

He had been denounced by pro-government politicians in Russia over comments on social media about the Russian bombing of Syria, and over his characterization of Russia as an aggressor toward Ukraine.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-05-29/prominent-russian-journalist-shot-dead-in-kiev-police

[Solly Mack]

1. Trump will be so jealous.

Dark humor. Sadly, most likely true.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. +1

[KPN]

5. +2!

[barbtries]

6. he wants to be just like putin.

i doubt he'd hesitate to engage in murder.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Who else will PUTIN kill?

[lagomorph777]

4. He's already killed 4600 Puerto Ricans by installing his puppet in the WH.

We are all his victims now.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. Well, maybe 4300, maybe no matter who was prez 300 die anyway, but yes he did

murder the other 4300

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Once KGB, always KGB.

Putin and the government of Russia are enemies of freedom and democracy.

This is the scum Trump cozies up too. He's a fucking traitor to our country's ideals.

[bobbieinok]

9. How many Putin people have advised T how to do this AND leave no trail back to himself?

[applegrove]

10. No words.

[Blue_Tires]

11. Greenwald and his shitstains at the Intercept were unavailable for comment

[Jedi Guy]

12. Remember when W said he looked into Putin's eyes...

And got a sense of his soul? And now here we are with Trump, who admires Putin and thinks he's the bee's knees. Apparently "strong" leadership is characterized by putting gangland-style hits on people who don't play along.

[oberliner]

13. Turns out he is not dead

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/europe/russian-arkady-babchenko-ukraine-television-intl/index.html

[Blue_Tires]

14. HOLY FUCKING DAMN WHAT KIND OF HOLLYWOOD SHIT IS THIS??

Link to tweet

I hope this stunt was worth it, because he just gift-wrapped the Kremlin a HUGE propaganda victory...

[Dennis Donovan]

15. He's alive

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/russian-journalist-arkady-babchenko-who-was--is-still-alive