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US charges RIS-linked operatives over overseas plots to murder Ukraine allies

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US charges RIS-linked operatives over overseas plots to murder Ukraine allies
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The US DOJ charged five men tied to Russia's intelligence services with conspiring to finance terrorism and murder-for-hire, allegedly recruiting Americans to surveil and kill Ukrainian allies on US soil and in Europe, including a plan targeting a US-based dissident. The defendants include a former RIS colonel, an FSB officer, and a Cuban national; if convicted, they face up to 20 years for terrorism financing and up to 10 years for murder-for-hire.

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  1. DoJ accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe  BBC
  2. U.S. accuses Russia of plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington  NBC News
  3. US charges five people in alleged Russian-backed murder plots  Reuters
  4. Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says  The Guardian
  5. US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’  Financial Times

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