# US charges five over alleged Russian intelligence-linked plots

https://mins.news/en/item/60487

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 06:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/us-charges-five-people-over-alleged-russian-assassination-plots?traffic_source=rss

> The US Justice Department has charged five people over alleged plots linked to Russian intelligence services, including surveillance, recruitment and planned killings. Prosecutors say the group targeted Russian dissidents in the US and Lithuania and that all five defendants remain at large.

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