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Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

14 verified updates • corroborated by 11 independent sources • tracked since August 13, 2026

Part of ongoing coverage: Russia

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  Aug 13, 09:00 PM 3 sources: CBS News, Kyiv Post, The Guardian

  Russian plot to kill American citizen thwarted by Poland, prime minister says: "First situation of its kind"
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  Aug 14, 12:00 AM 1 source: The Guardian

  Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
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  Aug 14, 02:30 AM 3 sources: AP News, Reuters, The Guardian
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  Aug 14, 04:30 AM 2 sources: AP News, The Guardian
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  Aug 14, 07:00 AM 2 sources: AP News, CNN

  Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

  → Victim now specified as American citizen, not Ukrainian American.
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  Aug 14, 09:31 AM 5 sources: AP News, CNN, Kyiv Post, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 10:31 AM 6 sources: AP News, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Kyiv Post, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 12:01 PM 4 sources: CNN, Chicago Tribune, Kyiv Post, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 02:01 PM 4 sources: CNN, Chicago Tribune, Kyiv Post, seattletimes.com
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  Aug 14, 03:01 PM 4 sources: CNN, Chicago Tribune, Kyiv Post, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 04:01 PM 4 sources: CNN, Kyiv Post, The Seattle Times, chicagotribune.com
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  Aug 14, 04:31 PM 4 sources: CNN, Chicago Tribune, Kyiv Post, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 07:01 PM 3 sources: CNN, Kyiv Post, The Seattle Times
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  Aug 14, 10:01 PM 2 sources: CNN, Kyiv Post