Russians Charged in Plot to Kill Ukraine Allies
Russians Charged in Plot to Kill Ukraine Allies
The News
The Justice Department has charged a group of Russians with financing terrorism and taking part in murder-for-hire plots against people seen as allies of Ukraine, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday.
Prosecutors say the individuals were working for Russian intelligence services, according to the Washington Examiner.
The FBI says the effort was aimed at killing Ukraine's allies in both the United States and Europe, The Guardian reported.
The Allegation
Russian intelligence services allegedly tried to pay people to surveil and kill individuals perceived to be aligned with Ukraine, per The Guardian's account of the case.
The Washington Examiner reports the accused had been working to carry out attacks against Ukraine's allies.
Timeline
Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the charges against the Russians, ABC News reports.
The FBI's assessment that Russia plotted killings of Ukraine allies in the U.S. and Europe is reported by The Guardian, and further detail on the alleged intelligence links is published by the Washington Examiner.
Reactions
Blanche, who made the announcement himself, presented the case as a Justice Department action against foreign-directed terrorism financing and murder-for-hire, according to ABC News.
The FBI's position, as reported by The Guardian, is that Moscow's intelligence services were behind a plan to kill people aligned with Ukraine on American and European soil.
No response from the Russian government was included in the initial reports.
What's Next
The charges now move into the federal court system, where the defendants would have to be arraigned — a step that depends on whether they are in U.S. custody or abroad.
Expect the Justice Department and the FBI to release further detail on the alleged plots, the targets and any co-conspirators as the case proceeds.
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