Several prominent Russian defectors and dissenters have been silenced while abroad, seemingly by Russia, according to experts. The Kremlin has denied involvement in such incidents.
Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians prominent or not have been blamed on Moscow s intelligence operatives across Europe and elsewhere.
The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was struck repeatedly with a hammer in Lithuania. The journalist fell ill from a suspected poisoning in Germany. Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians …
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