Ponomarev on the preparation of the assassination attempt: until now there was a moratorium, that the Americans do nothing in the Russian Federation, and Russia does nothing in America. In September, the American FBI announced that Russia was preparing the murder of Russian dissidents in the United States and was spying on them. Five members of the group were charged in absentia. Later it became known that Russian agents may have prepared the assassination of Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomarev in the United States. Ponomarev told the that he learned about the preparation of the assassination attempt immediately after American law enforcement agencies spotted the suspects. "But there are quite a lot of question marks. There is no clear understanding to what extent this was an instruction from Moscow or if it was some initiative from below. The perpetrators have been identified, they know what they did, but who they reported to is unknown. In particular, the amount of 40 thousand dollars raises big questions. It does not seem that what is usually assigned in such situations can be thieves in the political way, but the main thing is that they could be stolen here. Until now there has been a certain moratorium that the Americans do nothing on the territory of Russia, and Russia does nothing on the American territory in terms of force," said Ponomarev. Watch the full interview here.

Ponomarev on the preparation of the assassination attempt: until now there was a moratorium, that the Americans do nothing in the Russian Federation, and Russia does nothing in America. In September, the American FBI announced that Russia was preparing the murder of Russian dissidents in the United States and was spying on them. Five members of the group were charged in absentia. Later it became known that Russian agents may have prepared the assassination of Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomarev in the United States. Ponomarev told the that he learned about the preparation of the assassination attempt immediately after American law enforcement agencies spotted the suspects. "But there are quite a lot of question marks. There is no clear understanding to what extent this was an instruction from Moscow or if it was some initiative from below. The perpetrators have been identified, they know what they did, but who they reported to is unknown. In particular, the amount of 40 thousand dollars raises big questions. It does not seem that what is usually assigned in such situations can be thieves in the political way, but the main thing is that they could be stolen here. Until now there has been a certain moratorium that the Americans do nothing on the territory of Russia, and Russia does nothing on the American territory in terms of force," said Ponomarev. Watch the full interview here.