Kasparov Says US, Lithuania Warned His Life in Danger

October 1, 2026 at 02:59 PM2 min

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Garry Kasparov said Thursday that US and Lithuanian security services warned him and ally Ivan Tyutrin their lives were in danger. The warnings followed US charges against five alleged Russian agents accused of plotting murders, including a $40,000 contract on a US-based dissident. Kasparov said he took precautions and will continue to do so.

Key Facts

Kasparov, 63, said on social media that he and Ivan Tyutrin are on a list of assassination targets.
Tyutrin, 45, told AFP that Lithuanian authorities warned him two weeks ago to leave his home urgently and get rid of his car.
The US Department of Justice in mid-September charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents with conspiring to carry out attacks and murders worldwide.
The group attempted to have a 'prominent Russian dissident' in the US murdered this summer for an estimated $40,000, according to the department.
Russia put the Free Russia Forum, co-founded by Kasparov and Tyutrin in 2016, on a list of 'terrorist' organizations in 2025.

Security Warnings

Kasparov said Lithuanian and US security services informed him and Tyutrin that their lives were in danger and urged precautionary measures. He stated he took those measures and will continue to do so in the future. Tyutrin, based in Vilnius, said Lithuanian authorities told him two weeks ago to leave his home urgently and get rid of his car. Kasparov, who lives in exile in the United States, said the news was not a surprise but nevertheless a shock.

US Indictment

The US Department of Justice in mid-September announced charges against five alleged agents of Russian intelligence accused of conspiring to carry out attacks and murders around the world, including in the United States. The group attempted to have a 'prominent Russian dissident' living in the United States murdered this summer in exchange for an estimated $40,000, the department said. US authorities did not name the Kremlin critic, identifying him only as 'Victim-1'. One of the defendants is an officer of Russia's FSB security service. Kasparov said neither he nor Tyutrin were explicitly told they were the individuals concealed in the indictment.

Free Russia Forum

After Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, Kasparov and Tyutrin founded the Free Russia Forum in 2016. The forum advocates support for the Ukrainian military and organizes anti-war conferences. Three years into the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia put the forum on a list of 'terrorist' organizations in 2025. Spanish newspaper El Mundo said Wednesday, citing sources close to Kasparov, that Russian agents had plotted to murder him and former Russian lawmaker-turned-critic Ilya Ponomaryov.