Poland says it stopped Russian assassination of US citizen
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Polish forces intercepted an attempt by Russian agents to assassination a U.S. citizen in Warsaw, an unprecedented move from Moscow.The suspect, believed to have been recruited by russian intelligence, was arrested on August 7 and targeted the individual due to their perceived inconvenience to Putin’s regime. The attack was thwarted thanks to cooperation between Poland and the U.S. The individual targeted was of Ukrainian origin with U.S. and Ukrainian passports, and their identity remains undisclosed.Tusk emphasized that Russia, under Putin, woudl likely continue such operations globally against enemies.
Additionally,there have been tensions highlighted by recent incidents: a Russian missile,believed to be aimed at Ukraine,mistakenly struck Polish territory during a large-scale missile attack by Russia across Ukraine in late July. This marked the first time a missile hit Poland directly, prompting discussions on the threat posed by Russian military actions and the potential for further interference or targeted attacks beyond Russia’s borders. Russia has denied targeting opponents abroad, but Poland and other countries remain cautious of Moscow’s purported attempts to eliminate political enemies worldwide.
Poland‘s prime minister on Thursday announced that Polish forces thwarted a Russian assassination plot against a U.S. citizen in Warsaw, in what has been deemed an unprecedented attack from Moscow.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities arrested the suspect, who was alleged to have been recruited by the Russian secret service, on Aug. 7. Tusk said the suspect was recruited to kill the individual because they were “inconvenient to the Putin regime.”
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In collaboration with the United States, Poland successfully stymied the attack targeting a U.S. citizen “of Ukrainian origin,” whose identity has not been revealed and who was said to have a U.S. and Ukrainian passport.
“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 said on Thursday.
Russia has repeatedly denied allegations that it targets enemies abroad, dismissing such claims as Western countries fostering an anti-Russia perception. Tusk, however, said President Vladimir Putin would not shy from crossing borders to target people he sees as enemies of Moscow.
“We must assume that the Putin regime will try to eliminate people who are inconvenient for various reasons, in various places around the world,” Tusk said.
In June, Moscow was accused of assassinating a Russian artist who was critical of Putin. Robert Kuzovkov, known by the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot at close range, and Tusk at the time said the killing reflected a political assassination.
Poland, which has served as a military centerpiece for Ukraine as the war with Russia wages on, was recently struck by a Russian missile intended for Kyiv that impacted a field.
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At the end of July, Russia launched an estimated total of 83 missiles of various types at targets across Ukraine, concentrating on Kyiv, Krivoy Rog, and Lviv, according to reports. One of those missiles, a Kh-101, was alleged by Polish authorities to have flown deep into Polish territory, over 50 miles past the Ukrainian border and striking the field.
Russian attacks intended for Ukraine have spilled into Polish airspace throughout the war. The missile in late July was the first time a missile had directly impacted Polish territory. Polish leaders had a mixed response, as Tusk said the missile was intentionally allowed to make it that far into the country. However, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz characterized the incident as “an extremely tough night for our air defense, observation and threat detection systems.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to the State Department for comment.
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