Key facts
- Poland arrested a Russian man on August 7.
- The man was hired by Russian intelligence services to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen.
- Polish authorities prevented the planned assassination.
- The target was described as inconvenient to the Putin regime.
Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly hired by Russian intelligence services to assassinate a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the detention on Thursday, stating that Polish services successfully prevented the planned execution.
Tusk told journalists that the Russian detainee, apprehended on August 7, had been recruited to kill a man considered "inconvenient to the Putin regime." The target held both Ukrainian and U.S. passports, though his identity was not disclosed. Tusk credited the Internal Security Agency and the police for thwarting the attack.