Polish authorities detained a Russian national on August 7 who was allegedly recruited by Moscow's intelligence services to assassinate a dual US-Ukrainian citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Thursday.
The Internal Security Agency and police intercepted the suspect before the planned attack could be carried out. Tusk said the intended target was considered inconvenient for the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin and described the operation as the first known instance of a Russian-ordered attempt on a US citizen in another NATO country.
Moscow has not commented on the allegations.