Poland arrests a suspect in daylight killing of a Russian artist critical of Putin
Authorities say investigators are working to identify who ordered the killing as police detained a suspect using a Georgian passport.
- On Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, who was shot dead in Biala Podlaska earlier this week.
- Known as Semyon Skrepetski, the artist frequently mocked leaders including President Vladimir Putin and Chechen officials through provocative caricatures, which authorities are now reviewing for potential motives.
- Lublin police and the Internal Security Agency arrested a 36-year-old man using a Georgian passport; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wladyslaw Bartoszewski noted Chechens are "also potentially suspected" in the killing.
- Tusk described the incident as a "political murder," warning that if commissioned by Russia, it represents "a very serious matter with an international dimension" as authorities search for the mastermind.
- The killing fits a pattern of attacks against dissidents in NATO countries, occurring days after the artist protested outside the Russian embassy in Berlin on Russia Day despite rejecting government protection.
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The Russian artist and Putin opponent, known under the pseudonym Semyon Skrepezki, is shot dead in Poland. Prime Minister Tusk speaks of a political murder.
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