Ukrainian agent denies killing Monaco assassination suspect
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A Ukrainian intelligence agent has denied killing a woman suspected of attempting to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, despite earlier confessing to the crime. Vladyslav Reut stated in a Kyiv courtroom that he did not kill Anastasiia Berezovska, instead blaming his co-defendant Vitalii Zhykovych for the killing. The claims were reported by BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who was present in the courtroom. The case involves a bomb in Monaco and a shooting in Ukraine, though the specific links between these events are not detailed in the source article.
What’s reported
Ukrainian intelligence agent Vladyslav Reut denied killing Anastasiia Berezovska.
Reut earlier confessed to the killing but now blames co-defendant Vitalii Zhykovych.
Berezovska was a woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco.
BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford was in the courtroom in Kyiv when the claims were made.
Open questions
What specific evidence links the bomb in Monaco and the shooting in Ukraine.
Why Reut initially confessed and later changed his statement.
The current status of the case or any legal proceedings.
Key figures
Vladyslav Reut: Ukrainian intelligence agent
Anastasiia Berezovska: woman suspected of assassination attempt in Monaco
Vitalii Zhykovych: co-defendant blamed by Reut
Sarah Rainsford: BBC correspondent
Sources: BBC News
