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Russia murder on American soil: US uncovers plot to execute dissident in Washington

2026-09-21 21:29:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Russia murder on American soil: US uncovers plot to execute dissident in

The United States has uncovered a suspected plot linked to Russian intelligence services to spy on and kill a Russian dissident living in Washington. The case came to light after the unsealing of a federal indictment against five people, whom US authorities accuse of involvement in a network that aimed to carry out attacks and assassinations in the US and other countries.

According to the US Department of Justice, the network, called the "RIS Network" in the indictment, has been operating since at least 2024 and is suspected of recruiting individuals in the US to conduct surveillance and carry out targeted killings.

Among those charged are former Russian intelligence colonel Yuri Khrameev, his son Kirill Khrameev, an officer with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Cuban citizen Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, as well as Yaidel Delgado Suarez and Angel Eduardo Castro. All five are outside the United States and remain wanted.

$40,000 for murder

According to the indictment, a person living in the U.S. was recruited to spy on a Russian dissident identified by authorities only as “Victim-1.” He was given addresses and instructions for surveillance and offered payment for photos and videos related to the target.

Then, according to US prosecutors, he was offered $40,000 to “eliminate” or “disappear” the dissident. When the person refused to carry out the murder himself, he was asked if he knew anyone else who could do it.

The identity of the dissident has not been made public by US authorities.

The case has caused particular concern among opponents of Vladimir Putin living in the US, as Washington has historically been considered a territory where such direct operations by Russian services have been much more unusual.

"Now the rules have changed"

The Guardian newspaper quotes Russian dissident Roman Dobrokhotov, who said that recent developments indicate a significant change in the perception of dissidents' safety in the US.

According to him, if there was previously an unwritten boundary between the US and Russia not to carry out direct assassinations on each other's territory, the case uncovered by US authorities may show that this boundary is being challenged.

Chris Costa, a former US intelligence official and director of the International Spy Museum, described this distinction as an important line between traditional espionage and the use of physical violence on US soil.

A longer history of operations outside Russia

The US indictment places the case within a broader history of operations attributed to Russian services outside Russian territory.

Among the well-known cases over the years are the murder of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, the poisoning of former Russian officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in 2018, and the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin in 2019. Russia has repeatedly denied such allegations.

In the current case, however, US authorities say they have identified a concrete attempt to use individuals recruited in the US to surveil and assassinate a dissident in Washington.

The five defendants remain outside the US.

The Justice Department has charged all five with conspiracy to finance terrorism. Yuri Khrameev, Suarez and Castro also face charges of conspiracy to commit contract killing. The indictment is a single count, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

US authorities have presented the publication of the indictment as part of efforts to disrupt the network and warn people who could be recruited for such operations.

The case comes at a time of high tensions between Washington and Moscow and raises new questions about how Russian intelligence services may act against Kremlin opponents outside Russia.


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