Ukrainian authorities are said to have approved the car bomb that killed Dugina in Moscow on 20 August. That is the conclusion of American intelligence in an assessment, write the New York Times. But they do not say anything about who in Ukraine gave the green light, or whether President Volodymyr Zelenskyj was informed. Anonymous officials tell the newspaper that the US did not play a role in the attack, and that they were also not informed before it happened. If they had been asked for advice, they would have been against the attack, write the newspaper. The US government must have been briefed by US intelligence last week. The assessment must also be shared with the Ukrainian authorities. Russia opened a murder investigation after the assassination, and called the explosion an act of terrorism. Photo: HANDOUT / AFP Frustrated Americans The United States has been skeptical about using assassination in war. They fear that Russia will retaliate by carrying out similar attacks against key Ukrainian politicians. They are also frustrated by Ukraine’s secret plans, especially when it comes to operations on Russian territory. American intelligence has shared sensitive information with Ukraine throughout the war. In this way, they have contributed to finding Russian command posts, supply lines and other important targets. But Ukrainian authorities have not always told the US what they plan to do. In the early phase of the war, American officials are said to have said that they knew more about Russian war plans than they did about Ukrainian ones. The collaboration is said to have improved later, according to the New York Times. Daughter of the well-known nationalist Dugina was the daughter of the well-known right-wing nationalist academic Aleksandr Dugin. He is an ardent supporter of the war in Ukraine, and has been referred to as an important source of inspiration for President Vladimir Putin. But there has been controversy about how big an impact he has actually had. Aleksandr Dugin Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Dugina worked as a journalist for Russian TV channels, and was known to most Russians. She warmly supported Russia’s war against Ukraine. She was killed by a car bomb when she was on her way home in her father’s car. Speculation has therefore turned on whether the father was the actual target. Darja Dugina’s car is on fire after an explosion. Dugina is the daughter of the Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin. Ukraine denies The day after the assassination in August, Russian intelligence pointed to Ukraine as being behind it. This was rejected by the Ukrainian authorities. According to the New York Times, Ukrainian officials have repeated this after they were informed about how the US views the matter. In an interview with the newspaper last week, Zelenskyi’s close adviser, Mykhailo Podoljak, also denied that they had anything to do with the murder. – A murder in wartime in one or another country must have a practical meaning. It should fulfill a specific purpose, tactical or strategic. Someone like Dugina is not a tactical or strategic target for Ukraine, he said.
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