Earlier this year, US intelligence discovered that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.
    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      101·
      5 months ago

      I mean, Trump’s misadministration couldn’t have helped Russia if they didn’t know about the plot, so…

      • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        5 months ago

        Id argue he could only help by not knowing about it, at least until after it happend and then he’d be the cover up guy. If he knew about it before hand it would have probably gone as bad as the coup he tried in Bolivia in 2020. Even Putin know Dons mouth is too damn big.

    • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
      3·
      5 months ago

      They would have found his body and then Trump would have claimed that Ukraine had him killed. Sure, that doesn’t make sense but when does Trump ever make sense.

  • fartington@lemm.ee
    13·
    5 months ago

    Serious question, is the CEO a legitimate military target according to international law?

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          4·
          5 months ago

          We had civilians driving supply trucks for the US military in Iraq. I’d consider them legitimate military targets. “Civilian” is a pretty nebulous concept when you’re performing integral work supplying an enemy in wartime. If it’s legit to target a weapons factory of an enemy nation, it seems just as legit to target the guy running it. You can’t hack the rules of war by privatizing your military.