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The daughter of a Russian political theorist who is often referred to as “Putin’s brain” was killed in a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow, the authorities said on Sunday.
The Moscow branch of the Russian Investigation Committee said preliminary information showed that the 29 -year -old TV commentator Daria Dugina was killed by an explosion planted at the SUV he was driving on Saturday night.
There is no direct responsibility claim. But bloodshed raises suspicion that the target in question is his father, Alexander Dugin, a philosopher and nationalist writer.
Mr. Dugin is a prominent supporter of the concept of “Russian world”, spiritual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, restoring Russian forces and unity of all Russian ethnic groups throughout the world. He is also a strong support of Russian troops to Ukraine.
The explosion occurred when his daughter returned from the cultural festival he attended with him. Some Russian media reports quoted witnesses who said that the SUV belonged to Mr. Dugin and that he had decided at the last minute to travel with other vehicles.
Acts of violence that are clear, unusual for Moscow, are likely to worsen the tension between Russia and Ukraine.
Denis Pushilin, separatist president of Donetsk People’s Republic, a pro-Moscow area which is the focus of Russia’s battle in Ukraine, blaming “Terrorists of the Ukraine regime, trying to kill Alexander Dugin.”
Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian president’s adviser Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denied Ukraine’s involvement, saying, “We are not a criminal country, unlike Russia, and clearly not a terrorist country.”
Analyst Sergei Markov, a former advisor to Putin, told Ria-Novosti’s State News Agency that Mr. Dugin, and not his daughter, might be the target in question and said, “It is very clear that the most likely suspects are Ukraine military intelligence and Ukraine military intelligence and intelligence and Ukraine security services. “
While the relationship Mr. The right Dugin with Russian President Vladimir Putin is unclear, Kremlin often echoes rhetoric from his writing and appearance on the Russian State TV. He helped popularize the “Novorossiya,” or New Russia, the concept used by Russia to justify the 2014 Anesthesia from Ukraine Crimea and his support for separatist rebels in East Ukraine.
He promoted Russia as a state of piety, traditional values and authoritarian leadership, and underestimated Western liberal values.
His daughter stated the same view and appeared as a commentator on the Tsargrad Nationalist TV channel, where Mr. Dugin served as Head of Editor.
Ms. Dugina itself was approved by the United States in March for her work as the Head of the United World International editor, a website described by the US as a source of disinformation. Announcement of sanctions quoting this year’s united world article which argues Ukraine will “perish” if treated in NATO.
Ms. Dugina, “Like her father, always on the forefront of confrontation with the West,” Tsargrad said on Sunday.
