The U.S. accused a group of Russian, Cuban, and Venezuelan citizens of organizing political assassinations and acts of sabotage

The U.S. accused a group of Russian, Cuban, and Venezuelan citizens of organizing political assassinations and acts of sabotage

U.S. authorities have uncovered a network linked to Russian intelligence services that recruited perpetrators for the killings of Russian opposition figures and for sabotage in countries allied with Ukraine.

The U.S. Justice Department has brought charges against five people: citizens of Russia, Cuba, and Venezuela. Among those charged are former commander of the North-West OMON Yuri Khrameev and his son Kirill, an FSB officer, as well as three foreign nationals living in Russia. None of the defendants has been detained.

According to U.S. authorities, the group tried to organize at least two assassination attempts against Russian “dissidents” and critics of the Russian authorities. One was planned for Lithuania, the other for the U.S. Investigative journalist Christo Grozev called this the first “documented attempt by Russian intelligence services to kill someone in the U.S.”

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