The FBI thwarted a Russian plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington, authorities say
- On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced charges against five Russian nationals accused of financing terrorism and plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine.
- The RIS Network, described as an arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus, has conspired to conduct attacks and murders worldwide since at least 2024, prosecutors alleged in the indictment.
- Recruiters offered $40,000 to 'eliminate' a U.S.-based Russian dissident, while a separate plot involved $25,000 to murder an individual in Lithuania, according to court documents.
- FBI field offices disrupted the plots through relentless work, according to officials, though all five suspects named in the indictment remain at large.
- Intelligence services have recently shifted focus from targeting Russian dissidents to attacking nations perceived as allies of Ukraine, expanding the scope of their operations.
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The FBI Thwarted a Russian Plot to Kill Dissident
“The intelligence services of the Russian Federation are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the U.S. and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing they’d thwarted a plot to kill a prominent Russian dissident believed to be living in Washington, D.C,” the Associated Press reports.
The US Department of Justice has charged five people who allegedly worked for Russian intelligence services and were involved in terrorist financing, recruitment and contract killings in the US and Europe. According to the indictment released by the Justice Department, the five suspects are still at large and are suspected of participating in surveillance operations, recruiting people to carry out assassinations and planning targeted killings. U…
US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots
The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of recruiting a global network to conspire attacks and carry out assassinations by order of the Kremlin. The suspects remain at large.
The United States Department of Justice charged five persons with alleged Russian-backed plots involving surveillance, recruitment and targeted killings.
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