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  "id": 775378,
  "title": "Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw thwarted by Poland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/russian-plot-to-kill-an-american-citizen-in-warsaw-thwarted-by-poland",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:41:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/13/poland-says-a-russian-was-arrested-after-officials-thwarted-plot-to-kill-ukrainian-american-citizen"
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  "account": "Russian authorities prevented a plot to assassinate a Ukrainian-American citizen living in Warsaw, Poland reported Thursday. The suspect, recruited by Russia's secret services, was apprehended on August 7 and will be held for three months. The plan was unprecedented, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said it was the first time \"someone on the order of Russia\" sought to attack a U.S. citizen on the territory of another NATO country. The operation was carried out in collaboration with U.S. services. The American Ukrainian citizen was deemed \"inconvenient\" to the Putin regime. Western officials have warned of a surge in targeted killings by Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, though Poland's prime minister emphasized this incident as the first of its kind.",
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