Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
Intelligence services allegedly attempted to pay people to surveil and kill people perceived to be aligned with Ukraine
TL;DR
- Russian intelligence services are allegedly plotting targeted killings in the US and Europe.
- Charges have been unsealed against five individuals at large.
- The network reportedly paid and attempted to pay individuals to surveil and murder targets.
- Recently, the focus has shifted from Russian dissidents to nations perceived as allies of Ukraine.
- An individual in the US was recruited to surveil and murder a Russian dissident.
- The recruitment involved offers of money for surveillance and assassination.
- The FBI claims to have disrupted these plans through its investigations.