WorldEl Mundo reports Russian authorities plotted to kill Ponomarev and Kasparov in the US
The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that Russian authorities spent months planning to assassinate opposition figures Ilya Ponomarev and Garry Kasparov in the United States. US authorities allegedly uncovered a five-person group acting on Moscow’s orders. The plot against Ponomarev collapsed after a recruited killer withdrew, while plans targeting another opposition figure in Vilnius were also reported.
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El Mundo reports Russian authorities plotted to kill Ponomarev and Kasparov in the US