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Poland claims it stopped a Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw

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Poland is claiming that it thwarted a Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw. "He was inconvenient from the point of view of the Putin regime," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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32 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Polish prime minister says a Russian was arrested after officials thwarted a plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Polish prime minister says a Russian was arrested after officials thwarted a plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen

  2. WNYT Albany

    Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services. The suspect reportedly planned to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American c…

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw thwarted by Poland (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WARSAW (AP) — A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday. It was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” sought to attack an American citizen on the territory of another NAT…

  4. Triblive

    Poland says it thwarted unprecedented plot by Russia to kill an American citizen in a NATO country (opens Triblive)

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    WARSAW — A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Poland says it thwarted Russian plot to kill an American citizen in a NATO country (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American citizen in another NATO country.

  6. France 24

    Poland detains Russian for 'execution' plot on American citizen in Warsaw, Tusk says (opens France 24)

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    Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly planning to kill a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk added that this was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.

  7. CBS News

    Poland says it thwarted Russian plot to kill an American citizen (opens CBS News)

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    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the suspect was allegedly recruited by Russia's secret services.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow's critics in Warsaw.

  9. Fox News

    Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was 'inconvenient to the Putin regime' (opens Fox News)

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    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland arrested a Russian citizen recruited by Russian intelligence to kill a Ukrainian-American in Warsaw.

  10. The Kyiv Independent

    Poland arrests Russian man for alleged assassination plot against US-Ukrainian national, PM Tusk says (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    "This marks the first instance where someone, acting on Russian orders, has attempted to assassinate an American citizen on the territory of another NATO country," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

  11. The Guardian

    Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM (opens The Guardian)

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    Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato country A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said.

  12. RedState

  13. Hot Air

  14. Washington Examiner

    Poland says it foiled Russian assassination plot against US citizen in Warsaw (opens Washington Examiner)

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    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 recruit…

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Poland claims Russian murder plot preempted (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WARSAW -- A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, adding it was the first time that "someone on the order of Russia" sought to attack a U.S.

  16. CBS News

    Poland claims it stopped a Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw (opens CBS News)

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    Poland is claiming that it thwarted a Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw. "He was inconvenient from the point of view of the Putin regime," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

  17. CBS News

    Inside Russia's alleged plot to murder a dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizen in Poland (opens CBS News)

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    Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Polish authorities foiled Russia's attempt to assassinate a Ukrainian-American dual citizen. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio explains what we know.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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