RT female editor in chief publicly responds to "assassination": treason is worse than death, Margarita Simonyan | Russia | RT
On July 15th, according to the website of the Russian Federal Security Agency, relevant Russian departments stated that they have prevented Ukrainian agents from assassinating Margarita Simonyan, the editor in chief of the "Russia Today" international news agency and RT TV station, as well as television host and journalist Kesenia Sobuchak.
According to Russian media reports, on July 14th, the Russian Federal Security Agency detained a member of a neoNazi organization in Moscow and Ryzen Oblast. The Russian Federal Security Agency stated that according to the personnel involved, they have been conducting inspections on the work and residential addresses of Simonyan and Sobuchak. According to the instructions of the Ukrainian intelligence agency, if the assassination operation is successful, they can receive a reward of 1.5 million rubles.
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According to reports, during the investigation of detained individuals, the Russian Federal Security Agency discovered that they possessed Kalashnikov automatic rifles, 90 bullets, knives, iron bars, rubber batons, handcuffs, armbands and flags bearing Nazi symbols, Nazi books, as well as communication devices and computers that confirmed their criminal intent.
In addition, on May 6th of this year, the car in which the co chairman of the "Fair Russia Patriot for Truth" party, Prilepin, was riding, exploded on a road in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, resulting in the driver's death on the spot and Prilepin's injury. The Russian Federal Investigation Commission stated that the suspect admitted to being instructed by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to commit the crime.
The Ukrainian National Security Agency responded at the time that it was unable to confirm or deny involvement in the explosion to the media.
RT Editor in Chief: Treason is Worse than Death
According to "Russia Today", Margarita Simonyan responded to the assassination against her on the same day, saying that she was not afraid to sacrifice for her motherland, but treason was worse than death.
According to the report, Margarita Simonyan said in an interview that she is not afraid to sacrifice for her country and hopes that those who plotted to assassinate her will realize that their actions are wrong. "I want to say the most important thing is that some things are worse than death. Shame is more terrifying than death, and treason is worse than death," said Margarita Simonyan. "Living after doing something irreversible is worse than death."
According to reports, Margarita Simone expressed regret for the young people who were brainwashed and involved in the assassination operation. She hopes that those arrested for conspiracy to assassinate have enough time to reform and start a new life.