Re: deaths "in other countries."
Russia assassinates political targets inside the borders of other nations with disturbing frequency - in this case, Sweden, a country right on the verge of joining NATO. Russia has even carried out its plots in NATO countries as well, like Britain.
https://www.businessinsider.com/list-alleged-russian-assassinations-in-britain-litvinenko-2018-3
I wasn't expecting to find a relevant story ripped from the headlines of literally today, but here it is.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chechen-dissident-tumso-abdurakhmanov-shot-dead-in-sweden/ar-AA14Vi5j?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=fb9dfc2bbeae471698a7e6cd19b13257