Russian citizen, recruited to assassinate Ukrainian-US citizen, detained in Poland – Tusk
On August 7, Polish intelligence services detained a Russian citizen recruited by Russian intelligence services to commit the assassination of a man in Warsaw who is both a Ukrainian and a US citizen, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced.
On August 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that a Russian citizen had been detained in Poland. This individual was recruited by Russian intelligence services with the intent to assassinate a man in Warsaw who holds both Ukrainian and US citizenship, possessing two passports. According to Tusk, the targeted individual was an "inconvenient figure" from the perspective of the Russian regime.
Thanks to a swift operation by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the police, the assassination attempt was thwarted at the last minute.
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