Former World Chess Champion Kasparov Says US Warned Him About Kremlin Kill Plot
Garry Kasparov, a critic of the Kremlin, said he would not hide and added, ‘My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power in Russia.’
TL;DR
- Garry Kasparov was warned by US and Lithuanian security services about a Russian plot targeting Kremlin critics.
- The US Department of Justice charged five individuals with plotting assassinations on behalf of Russian intelligence.
- The alleged plot targeted opposition figures, one in the US and another in Lithuania.
- Kasparov, a Russian-born critic of the Kremlin, lives in New York and confirmed receiving the warning.