Poland Says It Foiled Russian Plot to Kill an American
Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said security services had thwarted a Russian-orchestrated plot to assassinate an American citizen on Polish soil. The would-be attacker had been recruited by Russian intelligence, Mr Tusk alleged. It is the latest in a run of suspected Russian sabotage and hybrid-warfare operations on NATO territory.
Poland, a frontline NATO state and a hub for military aid to Ukraine, has repeatedly accused Russia of running covert operations on its soil, from arson to sabotage, and an alleged assassination plot marks a serious escalation of that shadow campaign. Recruiting local proxies for such operations, as Mr Tusk described, is a pattern Western agencies say Moscow has used across Europe to sow fear and deniability. The targeting of an American citizen risks drawing Washington more directly into the confrontation. Russia routinely denies such accusations, and independent verification of the details is difficult. The episode adds to alarm about how far the war’s tentacles now reach beyond Ukraine’s borders. Watch for any American response and further detail on the alleged plot.