Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov and associate warned of assassination plot
Summary
Garry Kasparov says U.S. and Lithuanian security agencies warned him and associate Ivan Tyutrin that their lives were in danger after an alleged Russian assassination plot was exposed. The warning followed a U.S. Justice Department indictment of five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of plotting attacks in several countries.
Key Points
- Garry Kasparov said American and Lithuanian security agencies warned him and Ivan Tyutrin about an assassination threat.
- The warning followed a U.S. Justice Department indictment of five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of plotting attacks and killings in multiple countries.
- Kasparov said he has taken security precautions and was not clearly told whether he and Tyutrin were the specific targets in the indictment.
- Tyutrin, who lives in exile in Vilnius, said Lithuanian authorities urged him to leave his home immediately after the plot became public.
