
The Russian oppositionist and former chess champion on a list of people to be assassinated
Russian oppositionist and exiled chess player Garry Kasparov said he had been warned by Lithuanian and US intelligence that his life was in danger and placed on a list of people to be murdered.
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Russian oppositionist Garry Kasparov lives in exile and heads the Free Russia Forum.
Exiled Russian oppositionist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov says he has been warned by Lithuanian and US intelligence that his life is "in danger".
“The news that, together with my long-time collaborator and co-founder of the Free Russia Forum, Ivan Tyutrin, we are included in a list of people to be murdered, is not a surprise to me, but it is still a shock,” Kasparov said in a post on Telegram, referring to an article in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
"We were warned that we should take precautionary measures. I have done so and will continue to do so," adds Kasparov.
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