Russia's Global Murder Network The indictment of five Russian intelligence agents for running a global assassination network serves as a stark reminder that Vladimir Putin's regime will stop at nothing to silence its critics abroad, including on U.
S. soil. The alleged plot to murder a Russian dissident living in the Washington, D. C. , area this summer is just one example of Moscow's long history of using violence and intimidation to crack down on opposition.
The attempt to recruit a Brooklyn resident to gather intelligence on the target highlights the brazen nature of this operation.