Poland Foils Russian Plot to Kill Ukrainian-American in Warsaw
Polish authorities say the suspect was recruited by Russian secret services and the operation was carried out with U.S. services, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Polish authorities thwarted a plot by a Russian citizen to kill a Ukrainian American in Warsaw, with the suspect allegedly recruited by Russian secret services.
- Polish authorities arrested the suspect on August 7, with the operation carried out in cooperation with U.S. services, according to Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister coordinating secret services.
- The target was a Ukrainian American citizen, and the individual "was uncomfortable for the Putin regime," Tusk said, describing the motivation behind the planned attack.
- Tusk stated this incident marks the first time "someone on the order of Russia" sought to attack an American citizen on the territory of another NATO country.
- Officials have not yet provided further details regarding the incident or investigation, and Tusk refrained from sharing additional information during his news conference.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that local authorities have arrested a Russian man accused of plotting to assassinate a dual Ukrainian-American citizen, allegedly ordered by the Russian government.
According to Poland's security authorities, the potential US-affiliated victim was inconvenient for Putin's system, said Prime Minister Tusk.
Polish Prime Minister Says Russian Plot to Kill Dual Ukrainian-US Citizen Thwarted
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Aug. 13 that a Russian plot to kill a man who held dual Ukrainian and U.S. citizenship in Warsaw has been thwarted. Tusk said a Russian citizen was arrested in Poland on Aug. 7. He said it was the first time there had been a plan to kill a U.S. citizen on the territory of another NATO country by “someone acting on Russian orders.” Polish government minister Tomasz Siemoniak, who oversees the country’s in…
Poland wants to have prevented "at the last minute" an attack on an American in Warsaw. What is known about the case and how it could fit into a wider context.
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