New York prosecutors charge suspected Russian intelligence agents who allegedly plotted to kill a ‘Russian dissident’ they believed was in Washington

New York prosecutors have filed charges against several Russian nationals, suspected of intelligence work, according to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche revealed this during a White House briefing, as reported by ABC News. The defendants, who are accused of financing terrorism and conspiring to commit murders worldwide, allegedly planned to murder a "Russian dissident" believed to be in Washington, D.C.

However, Blanche did not disclose the identities of the accused or the specific individual purportedly targeted. As of the time of this report, the U.S. Justice Department's website did not provide any further information regarding the case. This story, written by a Meduza journalist and translated from Russian using an AI model, was reviewed by a Meduza editor before publication.

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