Poland arrests a Russian man accused of planning to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk says. Tusk tells journalists the suspect was detained on August 7 and that Russian authorities recruited him for the plot. Polish officials present the case as part of Russian efforts to target Moscow critics abroad.
Tusk says the alleged operation involved orders “on the order of Russia” and that the intended target was “inconvenient to the Putin regime.” Several outlets report that Polish authorities describe this as a first known instance of Russia attempting to attack an American citizen on NATO territory. Some coverage also notes that the operation is presented as being carried out with U.S. services, while other reports mention that the Russian embassy in Warsaw does not immediately respond to requests for comment and Moscow typically denies such accusations.
