The strange cast of characters emerging in the faked assassination of a prominent Putin critic — including a Russia-hating right-wing priest and the director of a Ukrainian arms manufacturer — set the already bizarre case on a path to a murky, up-is-down mess of the sort that Ukraine seems to specialize in.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Times: After the faked journalist killing in Ukraine, the murk deepens
Policemen stand guard at the entrance of the building where journalist Arkadi Babchenko was alleged to have been shot dead in his apartment on May 29.
