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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.

4 reports4 sourcesSep 16, 2026, 10:29 AM
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DWSep 16, 2026, 10:29 AM

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.

Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 6:57 AM

US charges five people over alleged Russian plots

Prosecutors said that the group worked on behalf of Russian intelligence services to carry out attacks and murders.

The Straits TimesSep 16, 2026, 3:37 AM

US charges 5 people in alleged Russian-backed murder plots

The five people allegedly worked for Russian intelligence services to “conduct attacks and murders around the world".

Financial TimesSep 16, 2026, 12:38 AM

US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’

Indictment marks a rare accusation of Kremlin-backed plots on American soil

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