The Guardian reported on 2026-09-20 that Russian dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest the Kremlin may have abandoned its longstanding taboo against ordering attacks on U.S. territory. The story was widely shared on Bluesky and Mastodon through 2026-09-22.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social ‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil? https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/sep /20/the-rules-have-changed-has-russia-begun-to-order-assassinations-on-us-soil?CMP=share_btn_url
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