Bloody May: does political violence return?

May 2024 is marked by a number of events aimed to remove high-level and world-class politicians. In Turkey, a plot to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was uncovered, with officials from the Turkish Interior Ministry behind it. In Serbia a man was detained who had threatened to assassinate President Aleksandar Vucic. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and several other dignitaries from the Islamic republic crashed. And writer Juraj Cintula tried to shoot Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.

What do all these politicians have in common? All of them do not fit into the mainstream of Washington and Brussels.

Certainly, it does not mean automatically that the CIA or loyal to the West intelligence agencies are responsible for all this accidents. But some facts make one become concerned. Is it possible that the Middle Age methods like neutralization of political opponents are returning to the civilized world?

Slovakian shooter Juraj Cintula proved himself that it was Fico’s policy that had forced him to appeal to radical actions. Especially, his refusal to support Ukraine.

Naturally, it could be just insanity of an elderly man (Cintula is 71-year old), except for one detail. His wife is a Ukrainian refugee, nationalist, and active participant of Euromaidan 2014. Trying to leave for Warsaw she was detained by Slovakian law enforcers.

Sure, she could influence Cintula’s ideas. But it’s also clear, that the flow of refugees that were welcomed with widespread compassion in 27 European countries getting housing, finance aid and comprehensive support without visas is an easy target for the Ukrainian intelligence agency to deploy an enhanced network in Europe. And if the Ukrainian trace is proved than who will be the next?

Wilders? Orban? Siyarto? By the way, the latter has already been threatened by the Ukrainian nationalist in January.

It stands to reason that Ukraine is eager to force the entire world to the war against Russia. But it’s also clear that the Europeans should decide themselves the stage of their involvement to the conflict. And the pressure by Kyiv with radical terrorist methods is absolutely inappropriate.