Russia's FSB May Have Made The Most Hilarious 'Assassination Plot' Blunder

Russia’s FSB may have made a blunder that could disprove Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that they foiled a western plot to kill a pro-Kremlin journalist.

On Monday, Putin announced that the notorious FSB counterintelligence agency foiled an assassination attempt against Russian state TV journalist and known Putin supporter Vladimir Solovyov. The plot was allegedly orchestrated by Western diplomatic officials.

"This morning, organs of the FSB halted the activities of a terrorist group that was planning an attack and a murder of a prominent Russian TV journalist,” Putin said, adding: “We know the names of the sponsors from Western intelligence agencies, first of all—of course—from the United States’ CIA, which are working with Ukraine’s security services.”

The FSB released a video of the arrests following Putin’s claims. The agency also released “behind-the-scenes” footage of the FSB agents searching and confiscating property found at the suspects’ apartment. The footage showed an array of items, including a photograph of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, six Ukrainian passports, a blonde wig and T-shirts bearing the swastika symbol.

However, the footage also captured three copies of the Sims video game laid out on the bed and a book containing the words “Kill to live and live to kill,” signed with “Signature Unclear.”

Social media users took to Twitter to point out that the Sims game and the “signature unclear” were signs that the arrest was fabricated by the Russian government. Some said the FSB agents misunderstood directives that asked them to plant three SIM cards and a book with an indiscernible signature.

“Russian FSB has fabricated a ‘plot’ to kill Russian TV propagandist Solovyov. Allegedly by Ukrainian SBU and Nazis. One of the ‘evidences’ is neonazi inscription on a book. Signed by "Signature unclear". Yes, FSB got an order to sign it with a ‘signature unclear’ - and did so!” a Twitter user said.

“And in these pictures from the raid we have a ‘Ukrainian neo-Nazi starter pack’ courtesy of the FSB,” another Twitter user said.

The FSB later posted videos on its YouTube channel that excluded the book and blurred the Sims video games.

Despite the mistake in the so-called assassination plot, Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Russian Federal Security Service, told Russia’s Rossiya 1-channel that six Russian neo-Nazis were planning to kill Solovyov.