U.S. Justice Department Indicts Russian Operatives for Washington Murder Plot

The Guardian • 20 sept. 17h04

The Department of Justice charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with a conspiracy to surveil and kill a Russian dissident in Washington, marking a rare accusation of a Kremlin-ordered assassination on U.S. territory.

NPR • 16 sept. 17h19

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging five individuals, including two Russian intelligence officers, with conspiracy to finance terrorism and murder-for-hire schemes targeting Russian dissidents and critics abroad.

BBC • 16 sept. 12h26

The Department of Justice indicted five men linked to Russian intelligence for a conspiracy to finance terrorism and recruit operatives to surveil and potentially murder individuals perceived as aligned with Ukraine, both in the United States and abroad.

NBC News • 16 sept. 11h30

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing five people of participating in a Russian-directed network that planned to assassinate a Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., and conduct other violent operations abroad.

politico.eu • 16 sept. 09h42

U.S. prosecutors indicted five individuals they say were part of a Russian-linked network planning attacks on dissidents and infrastructure in the United States and Europe.

Al Jazeera • 16 sept. 07h00

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging five suspects with conspiracy to finance terrorism and murder-for-hire, alleging they acted on behalf of Russian intelligence.

CBS News • 16 sept. 01h53

Federal prosecutors in New York charged five individuals linked to Russia's intelligence services with terrorism-finance and murder-for-hire conspiracies, including a scheme to recruit a Brooklyn resident to surveil and potentially kill a Russian dissident in the United States.

The Guardian • 16 sept. 01h17

U.S. authorities allege a Russian intelligence network attempted to recruit people in the United States and Europe to surveil and murder individuals linked to Ukraine, and say the plot was disrupted by FBI investigations.