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UNITED STATES PERSPECTIVE
MONACO BOMBING SUSPECT FOUND KILLED IN UKRAINE
DOMINANT ANGLE
The United States government is questioning the unclear aspects of a case that involves targeted assassination, secret financial networks, and escalating intelligence warfare amidst the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
The United States government is closely following a developing story in which the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has found the body of Anastasiia Berezovska, the primary suspect in a June 29 bombing targeting Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, who is reportedly close to Russia, on the Monaco coast. The attack injured three people, including a child, and sparked outrage in the principality, with Prince Albert II calling it an "odious act" and mobilizing all security services.
Interpol had issued a red notice for Berezovska, 39, for attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with criminal intent, and criminal association. According to reports, the police organization says it has "no immediate comment" and will maintain the notice until Monaco requests its withdrawal.
The SBU now claims that one of its own military intelligence officers has confessed to killing Berezovska, with the help of a former police officer, saying they acted on their own initiative without informing their superiors - a version that raises questions, according to correspondents in Kyiv, about the real chain of command in the operation. Ukrainian investigators say they focused their suspicions on two men after discovering repeated transfers of cryptocurrencies and bank funds.
Prosecutors have arrested two men and discovered what they describe as "a room resembling a torture chamber" - a chilling detail that fuels the hypothesis of a settling of scores rather than a simple judicial pursuit.
For the US press, this case comes at a time when Russia is stepping up missile and drone strikes on Kyiv, with two consecutive nights of attacks on the eve of a NATO summit in Ankara, where Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to call for more Patriot systems. Berezovska's death, eliminated by those tasked with arresting her, illustrates, according to cited media, the porous borders between justice, intelligence, and the parallel war being waged around the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, without any article concluding on possible official involvement from Kyiv.
KEY POINTS
- The United States government is closely following the developments in the case of Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, who was found dead near Kyiv, after being targeted by an Interpol red notice for the Monaco attack.
- A Ukrainian military intelligence officer has admitted to killing her with the help of a former police officer, claiming to have acted alone without reporting to his superiors, in a case that has raised concerns in the US about the handling of such incidents.
- According to NBC News, prosecutors have detained two men and discovered "a room resembling a torture chamber", as the US authorities continue to monitor the situation.
COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED
The United States government is taking a close look at Ukrainian security measures, where the narrative relies almost entirely on the official version of the SBU, without citing any independent investigation.
Americans prefer a judicial and criminal angle, with little exploration of geopolitical motivations or the Russian lead, despite hints of Yermolaiev's connections to Moscow.
The US press provides limited coverage of the Monaco investigation, focusing on the Ukrainian aspect and leaving little room for the principality's authorities to be heard.
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