Former World Chess Champion Kasparov Says US Warned Him About Kremlin Kill Plot
Garry Kasparov, a critic of the Kremlin, said he would not hide and added, ‘My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power in Russia.’
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been warned by US and Lithuanian security services that his life is in danger due to a discovered Russian plot targeting Kremlin critics abroad. The US Department of Justice had previously charged five individuals for allegedly plotting assassinations on behalf of Russian intelligence, with targets in both the US and Lithuania. Kasparov, who lives in New York, confirmed he received a warning about the danger to his life.
- Garry Kasparov was warned by US and Lithuanian security services about a Russian plot targeting Kremlin critics.
- The US Department of Justice charged five individuals with plotting assassinations on behalf of Russian intelligence.
- The alleged plot targeted opposition figures, one in the US and another in Lithuania.
- Kasparov, a Russian-born critic of the Kremlin, lives in New York and confirmed receiving the warning.
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