Poland thwarts unprecedented plot by Russia to kill Ukrainian-US citizen in a NATO country, PM Tusk says
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.
Polish authorities have apprehended a Russian man suspected of plotting to assassinate a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The detention occurred on August 7, as confirmed by Tusk. The suspect was apprehended at a critical juncture, preventing a potential execution ordered by Moscow.
This marks the first instance of an individual acting on Russian orders carrying out an attack against an American citizen within another NATO nation, stated Tusk. The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) and law enforcement authorities collaborated with U.S. services in the arrest. Tusk suggested the Putin regime may target individuals deemed inconvenient.
Warsaw, a NATO and EU member state, has frequently accused Russia of acts of sabotage since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In June, a Russian caricaturist and critic of Putin, Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot dead in eastern Poland, which Tusk termed a "political murder." Several opponents of Russian authorities have faced attacks abroad, including in the UK, Germany, and Lithuania. Russia has consistently denied involvement in these incidents.
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