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  "id": 776903,
  "title": "Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/poland-says-it-arrested-russian-hired-to-kill-ukrainian-american",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:25:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3363952/poland-says-it-arrested-russian-hired-kill-ukrainian-american-citizen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Polish authorities arrested a Russian man on August 7, who had been recruited by Moscow to assassinate a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Thursday. Tusk stated that the Russian's target was someone deemed \"inconvenient to the Putin regime.\" The embassy in Warsaw declined to comment on the arrest. Moscow often refutes claims of attacks from European nations, attributing them to Western attempts to provoke anti-Russian sentiment. Tusk credited his country's intelligence and police services for the successful operation. The Russian had been hired to kill an individual with both Ukrainian and US citizenship, though the source did not specify the victim's identity. Earlier this year, a Russian critic of President Vladimir Putin was murdered in the Polish town of Biala Podlaska, according to Polish prosecutors. Poland's strategic position as a supplier of military and other resources to Ukraine has reportedly made it a frequent target of Russian espionage and attacks.",
  "summary": "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 embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Moscow…",
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