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Exiled Oligarch Warns of GRU Hit List Targeting West

5/2/2025

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Exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has raised alarming concerns that Russia's GRU is creating a hit list aimed at Western MPs and journalists, signaling a dangerous escalation. Intelligence agencies are on high alert as they uncover a reckless plot involving sabotage and potential assassinations, with the GRU allegedly enlisting criminals and far-right groups to execute these threats across Europe.

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Exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has raised alarming concerns that Russia's GRU is creating a hit list aimed at Western MPs and journalists, signaling a dangerous escalation. Intelligence agencies are on high alert as they uncover a reckless plot involving sabotage and potential assassinations, with the GRU allegedly enlisting criminals and far-right groups to execute these threats across Europe.