2016 ⟶ Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara

Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, is assassin...
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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin Assumes Russian Presidency

Vladimir Putin becomes the President of Russia.⟶
Vladimir Putin Assumes Russian Presidency (1999)
PresidencyAuthoritarianismGeopoliticsInternational RelationsElectionsLeadership
RussiaRussia

🔪 Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov

Assassination of Boris Nemtsov.⟶
Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov (2015)
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💣 Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara

Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, is assassinated at an art exhibition in Ankara.⟶
Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara (2016)
AssassinationDiplomacyInternational RelationsPolitical ViolenceTerrorism
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🔪 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

October 2: Exiled Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia.⟶
Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul (2018)
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🧪 Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in England

Four people are poisoned with a nerve agent, one fatally, in Salisbury and Amesbury, England in a suspected Russian assassination attempt.⟶
Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and Dawn Sturgess in England (2018)
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🕊️ Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio Murdered in Democratic Republic of the Congo

February 22: Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is murdered near Goma.⟶
Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio Murdered in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2021)
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