# Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life

https://mins.news/en/item/81962

- BBC News, 2026-10-01 14:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6y8z8kr5mk8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Exiled Russian opposition figure and former chess world champion Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services warned him that his life was in danger. He said he and Free Russia Forum co-founder Ivan Tyutrin were cautioned about their safety. The US Justice Department has accused five people of plotting attacks and murders against Russian dissidents and defectors worldwide for a Kremlin-linked network.

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