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Ukrainian President warns of imminent coup attempt in Kiev

RT.COM, 26 NOV, 2021A Russian-backed plot to topple the Ukrainian government within days has been exposed, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has claimed, pointing the finger at a high-profile oligarch as one of the backers of the coup.

Speaking as part of a marathon press conference in Kiev on Friday, Zelensky told journalists that officials have “received information that a coup d’état will take place in our country on December 1-2. We have audio recordings in which representatives of Russia and Rinat Akhmetov discuss the coup.”

Pledging action over the purported plot, Zelensky warned that “you can’t fight against your people and the president who was elected by the citizens of Ukraine.” He went on to allege that internal threats within the country are now far more pressing than the risk of a major military conflict with Russia.

Speaking to reporters later on Friday, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov categorically denied Moscow’s involvement in the alleged plot.“russia has never been involved in any way in such a case.”

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