A former UK envoy to Moscow says the report is conceivable but improbable . One alleged plotter says the plan was to use military-grade land mines . A plot to assassinate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been foiled , Russia 's state-run Channel One TV reported Monday , less than a week before presidential elections that Putin is expected to win . The plotters were arrested last month in Odessa , Ukraine , Channel One reports . Score: 6
A former UK envoy to Moscow says the report is conceivable but improbable . One alleged plotter says the plan was to use military-grade land mines . The plotters were arrested last month in Odessa , Ukraine , Channel One reports . Score: 6