Slovakia's Prime Minister wounded in assassination attempt

[majorhavoc]

Developing story

Extent of his injuries is unclear but initial reports suggest he has multiple gunshot wounds and is in very dire condition.

I don't understand enough about eastern European geo-politics to know if it's a fair comparison, but I can't help but think of a certain archduke who was similarly attacked in Sarajevo in 1914.

[DarkAxel]

This PM has a well-established connection with Viktor Orban and is generally seen to be in Putin's orbit, according to the BBC. I'd guess that this is linked to the broader NATO/Russian influence war in Eastern Europe.

[Uomo Senza Nome]

Putin is flexing his muscle in the region and this might be a response to this or just some nutter. Georgia is having wide spread protests over the allowing of Russian agents to act unilaterally in Georgia that was approved Monday.

This isn't a WWIII trigger unless they have a CIA or MI6 agent confessing on camera.