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U.S. accuses Russia of plot to kill a prominent dissident in Washington

The Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer, the Department of Justice has said, as it unsealed charges against five people it alleged were…

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US charges 5 people over Russia-backed plots

US prosecutors accuse the foreign nationals of conducting surveillance, attacks and murder-for-hire operations for the Kremlin — just after a DW investigation identified one of the suspects as a salsa teacher in Russia. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

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