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

https://mins.news/en/item/60836

- NBC News, 2026-09-16 11:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-plot-kill-dissident-washington-doj-kremlin-rcna598079

> The Justice Department says the Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot this summer targeting a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C. It unsealed charges against five people allegedly tied to a “global assassination network” seeking “destruction and mayhem around the world.”

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