# Poland arrests Russian man over alleged plot to kill Ukrainian American

https://mins.news/en/item/21514

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 18:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/poland-arrests-man-who-allegedly-tried-to-kill-ukrainian-american?traffic_source=rss

> Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says a Russian citizen was arrested on August 7 over an alleged plan to kill a Ukrainian-origin US citizen in Warsaw. Tusk said the target was considered “inconvenient to the Putin regime” and that Polish and US authorities cooperated to stop the attack.

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