Poland says it thwarted unprecedented plot by Russia to kill an American citizen in a NATO country

Poland’s prime minister said Thursday authorities arrested a Russian citizen who was allegedly recruited by Russia’s secret services, thwarting his plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw.

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services

The assassin was working on behalf of the Russian intelligence services, says Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Poland, a NATO and EU member state along the alliance's Eastern flank, has accused Russia of "sabotage" on several occasions since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The Russian was detained on August 7 and had been recruited to kill a man who was "inconvenient to the Putin regime," Polish Prime Minister Tusk told journalists.

Poland said its security services prevented the assassination of a US citizen originally from Ukraine that was ordered by Russian intelligence.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American citizen in another NATO country.

Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw thwarted by Poland  AP News

Poland has ⁠arrested a ⁠Russian man who was ⁠hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. The Russian was detained on August ‌7 and had been recruited to kill a man who was “inconvenient to the Putin regime”, Tusk told journalists. The Russian embas

WARSAW, Aug 13 - Poland has arrested a Russian man who was hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday.

Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen  Reuters

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services

Poland says a Russian was arrested after officials thwarted plot to kill Ukrainian American citizen  Toronto Star