The murder of former state Duma Deputy, Denis Boronenkov in Kiev is one of the elements of preparation for a coup d’etat in Ukraine, said the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky. His words are quoted by the TV channel “360”.
“Someone wants to inflate the situation in Kiev and overall in Ukraine, to come to a different result in terms of power. Someone wants to change the power in Ukraine, therefore we need the aggravation,” — said the politician. In his opinion, to the death of the former MP involved in “local partisans”, and not security officers.
“Ukraine is the coup, what is happening there, more reminiscent of the events after the February revolution of 1917. A strong government was toppled and a new regime is weak and is about to be destroyed by the radical Bolsheviks, in the case of Ukraine — nationalists” — quoted Zhirinovsky as the party.
Voronenkov was killed in Central Kiev in the afternoon of 23 March on the way to a meeting with the Russian opposition leader Ilya Ponomarev. Unknown opened fire when Boronenkov, along with the guard came out of the hotel. According to available information, the assailant was wounded by a bodyguard and arrested. The same day he died in intensive care.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the murder Boronenkov visible “hand of the Russian special services”. In the Kremlin this statement was considered absurd. The Russian foreign Ministry sees the murder of the former Deputy of the state Duma of the signs indicative of the action.
Denis Boronenkov, a former State Duma Deputy from the Communist party. At the end of last year, together with his wife Maria Maksakova, also a former Deputy, moved to Ukraine, having received, in his words, citizenship in this country. Russia was declared in the international search on suspicion in large fraud.