Kremlin critic Kasparov says US and Lithuania warned him of assassination threat
Kasparov said the warnings followed a suspected Russian plot against opposition figures and new US charges against five alleged intelligence agents.
- United States and Lithuanian security services warned chess legend Garry Kasparov, 63, and associate Ivan Tyutrin that they are on a list of assassination targets. "Lithuanian and US security services informed us that our lives were in danger," Kasparov said.
- The warnings followed mid-September Department charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents conspiring to murder a "prominent Russian dissident" in the United States this summer for an estimated $40,000. One defendant is an FSB security service officer.
- Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported agents plotted to kill Kasparov and former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomaryov. Earlier operations involved offering $25,000 to a US citizen to murder a target in Lithuania identified as "Victim-2" by "throwing a bottle of gasoline" at him.
- Kasparov described the news as a "shock," while Tyutrin said he remains grateful to Lithuania for the warning despite his state-provided security detail being withdrawn several months earlier. "I am grateful to them for informing me," Tyutrin said.
- The alleged plot marks an escalation in Russian operations on Western soil, with Moscow classifying the Free Russia Forum as a "terrorist" organization in 2025. Tyutrin said the targeting reflects broader Kremlin efforts to intimidate Ukraine supporters.
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The Russian opponent in exile and former chess champion Garry Kasparov claims to have been warned by Lithuanian and U.S. services that his life is in danger....
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NettavisenKremlin critic and chess legend Garry Kasparov, 63, says he has been warned he is on a Russian death list.
Former chess champion Garry Kasparov and his partner Ivan Tyutrin were alerted by the US and Lithuanian security services of assassination plans targeting them Russian opponent
Kremlin critic Kasparov says US intelligence warned life 'in danger'
"News that I, along with my longtime associate and co-founder of the Free Russia Forum, Ivan Tyutrin, are on a list of assassination targets did not come as a surprise to me, but it is nevertheless a shock," the 63-year-old said on social media. "Lithuanian and US security services informed us that our lives were in danger and that we should take precautionary measures," said Kasparov, who lives in exile in the United States. "I did exactly that…
Garry Kasparov reported that he was warned by the services of Lithuania and the United States that his life is in danger. "The Kremlin's propensity to kill its critics and enemies has a long history" he wrote on social media the former champion of chess and Russian opponent -. This year Moscow stepped up [...] L'articolo The Russian opponent Kasparov: "Avertised by Lithuania and the US that my life is in danger" comes from The Daily Fact.
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