Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-13 · 14:25 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Poland has arrested a Russian national suspected of being hired by Moscow to assassinate a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the arrest on Thursday, stating the Russian was detained on August 7. Tusk described the target as an individual who was "inconvenient to the Putin regime." The Russian embassy in Warsaw has not yet commented on the matter. Moscow has a history of denying accusations of attacks made by European powers, often attributing such claims to Western efforts to incite anti-Russian sentiment.

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The Russian was detained on August 7.

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The Russian national was recruited to kill a man who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime'.

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Poland arrested a Russian man hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw.

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Moscow has regularly dismissed accusations by European powers of attacks, saying the West is stoking anti-Russian paranoia.

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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 Warsaw" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="184706" data-entity-type="organization">Russian embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Moscow has regularly ⁠dismissed accusations by European powers of attacks, saying the West ‌is stoking anti-Russian paranoia.

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