16 days ago · United States
Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomaryov Targeted in Alleged Assassination Plot in U.S., Report Says
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Moscow Times is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 12:48 UTC. The headline in use is “Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomaryov Targeted in Alleged Assassination Plot in U.S., Report Says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Ponomaryov declined to confirm or deny whether he had been tipped off, but said that the allegations mark “a new level of escalation” by Russia.
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- First reported by The Moscow Times
Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomaryov Targeted in Alleged Assassination Plot in U.S., Report Says
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Moscow Times