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U.S. unseals charges over alleged Russia plot in Washington
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Summary: The U.S. Department of Justice said the Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot targeting a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer. DOJ unsealed charges against five people it alleged were part of a “global assassination network” aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.”
WHO: U.S. Department of Justice
WHAT: DOJ unsealed charges alleging a Kremlin-orchestrated murder-for-hire plot targeting a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., involving a “global assassination network.”
WHEN: Dec 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
WHERE: Washington, D.C., USA
WHY: DOJ brought charges alleging the alleged plot and assassination network were aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.”
Sources (11):
Al Jazeera,
CBS News,
Deutsche Welle,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
NBC News,
Politico Europe,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
The Hindu
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