Even before the Skripal poisonings in the U.K., Russia had been accused of killing its critics on foreign soil more than once. nbcnews.to/2B4JXN0
Putin's government denies any involvement in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK, but the U.S. has pointed the finger squarely at Russia, which has been accused of killing targets on foreign soil more than once. nbcnews.to/2OSVYbk
There are dozens of defectors from Russia and the former Soviet Union currently living in the U.S. who already enjoy protection by the CIA and are believed to be high on the Russian government's list of potential targets. nbcnews.to/2OSVYbk
