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Poland says a Russian was arrested after officials thwarted plot to kill Ukrainian American citizen

Polish authorities have arrested a Russian citizen who allegedly planned to assassinate a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw. Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the Russian was recruited by Russian secret services and that the targeted individual was considered a threat to the Putin regime.

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Poland says a Russian was arrested after officials thwarted plot to kill Ukrainian American citizen
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Polish authorities have arrested a Russian citizen who allegedly planned to assassinate a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw. Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that the Russian was recruited by Russian secret services and that the targeted individual was considered a threat to the Putin regime. The arrest occurred on August 7th, and the operation was conducted in cooperation with U.S. services. This incident marks the first reported instance of an attack on an American citizen on NATO territory ordered by Russia. Further details about the case have not yet been released by officials.

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The targeted victim was a U.S. citizen of Ukrainian origin.

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The operation was carried out in cooperation with U.S. services.

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This is the first time Russia has allegedly sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.

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The arrested Russian citizen planned to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw.

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Poland arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russia's secret services.

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Warsaw (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said Thursday authorities arrested a Russian citizen who was allegedly recruited by Russia’s secret services, thwarting his plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw.It was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” sought to attack an American citizen on the territory of another NATO country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The American-Ukrainian citizen “was uncomfortable for the Putin regime,” Tusk said in a press conference.The Russian citizen was taken into custody by Polish authorities on Aug. 7, Polish officials said. The operation was carried out in cooperation with U.S. services, said Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland’s minister coordinating secret services. He said the targeted victim was a U.S. citizen “of Ukrainian origin”. Officials did not immediately provide more details about the case.
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