Poland has arrested a Russian man who was hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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 had been hired to kill a man who had both Ukrainian and U.S. passports, Tusk said, without giving any more information on his identity.
At the last minute, thanks to the action of the Internal Security Agency and the police, we managed to prevent this execution, this attack, Tusk added.
In June, a Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in the eastern Polish town of Biala Podlaska, prosecutors said.
Poland says its role as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage and attacks.
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