Indictment Alleges Russia Tried to Arrange Murders of Russian Dissidents in the U.S. and Europe

From the Indictment in U.S. v. Khrameev (D.D.C.), filed last week:

Since at least in or about 2024, a network of individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation (the “RIS Network”) has conspired to conduct and conducted attacks and murder around the world, including within the United States. The RIS Network has, among other things, endeavored to surveil and murder Russian dissidents residing in both Europe and the United States; established a criminal network that has committed and attempted to commit acts of terrorism against civilian and military infrastructure in European countries that are aligned, or perceived to be aligned, with Ukraine; and sought to recruit, and recruited, individuals from and within the United States and elsewhere to carry out these acts.

This included allegedly trying to hire a contract killer for $40,000, to “murder a prominent Russian dissident they believed to be residing in the United States.” You can also see more in the Justice Department press release on the matter.