A man allegedly hired to assassinate Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in Ukraine says he played along to bring about the arrest of the real plotter.
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Anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko addresses a press conference on May 31, 2018 in Kiev during which he dismissed criticism of cooperating with Ukrainian security services in the staging of his death, a day following his shock reappearance after Ukrainian authorities said he had been shot dead.
In an operation that blindsided the world's media, Babchenko made a shock reappearance at a press conference in Kyiv on May 31, less than 24 hours after the Ukrainian authorities reported he had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing blamed on Russia.
