Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime'

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed Thursday that his country arrested a Russian man hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen who was "inconvenient to the Putin regime."Tusk said the suspect was taken into custody Friday, with the alleged target being a man in Poland’s capital of Warsaw, according to a report from Reuters."Thanks to the truly brilliant action of our services ...we detained a Russian citizen recruited by Russian intelligence services," Tusk was quoted saying, adding that the target held both Ukrainian ‌and ⁠U.S.

passports."At the last minute, thanks to the action of the Internal Security Agency and the police, we managed to ⁠prevent this execution, this attack."Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department for comment.MOSCOW, KYIV ASSASSINS HUNT WEAPONS BOSSES AS UKRAINE WAR SPILLS BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELDFILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting aboard the missile cruiser Varyag in Russia's far eastern Sakhalin region on Wednesday, Aug.

12, 2026.Putin previously said Russia is not waging a sabotage campaign against Europe.

(Reuters)Tusk also said Thursday that 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, The Associated Press reported.The operation was carried out in cooperation with U.S.services, Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland’s minister overseeing intelligence services, told the AP.The news agency reported that it has mapped about 200 acts of sabotage, arson and other disruption across Europe since the start of the Ukraine war that officials have linked to Russia.

President Vladimir Putin claimed to the AP in May that Russia is not waging a sabotage campaign against Europe.RUSSIA LINKED TO ARSON ATTACKS ON PROPERTIES CONNECTED TO UK PM KEIR STARMER, POLICE SAYFILE - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to the media at the site where an unidentified flying object, believed to be a Russian missile, fell ...