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Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Celebrates Victory Over Nazi Germany : State of the World from NPR Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking the USSR's victory over Germany in World War II, Russia's president again drew parallels between that fight against fascism and the war in Ukraine. We hear from Russians who attended the event.

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A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory

A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory

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Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking the USSR's victory over Germany in World War II, Russia's president again drew parallels between that fight against fascism and the war in Ukraine. We hear from Russians who attended the event.

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