Russian spy ring plotted to kidnap dissident journalist in UK, smuggle him back to Russia by boat.

A Russian spy ring led by Orlin Roussev planned to kidnap a dissident Russian journalist, Roman Dobrokhotov, in the UK and smuggle him back to Russia using a boat. Roussev, along with five Bulgarian nationals, worked under instructions from Jan Marsalek, an Austrian intermediary for Russian intelligence. The group targeted individuals and locations important to Russia over three years, though the operation against Dobrokhotov was not carried out. The trial is ongoing at the Old Bailey.

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