Conflict · WarsawPoland Says It Foiled Russian Execution Plot in WarsawAired August 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Poland says it thwarted an alleged0:01Russian orchestrated execution plot in0:03Warsaw and detained a Russian citizen0:06disclosing the case on August 13th.0:07Prime Minister Donald Tusk disclosed0:09[music] the case and described it as an0:11unprecedented thwarted plot inside a0:13NATO capital. The alleged [music] plot0:15was centered in Warsaw, an allied0:17capital where Polish authorities say0:18they intervened [music] before the0:19killing could be carried out. The0:21intended target is identified only by0:23nationalities as a Ukrainian-American0:24dual citizen and the detainee only as a0:27Russian citizen. [music] No names,0:29method, timing, or charges have been0:30disclosed. No detailed evidence,0:32investigative findings, or response from0:34Russia have been made public. Poland0:36says it assumes the Putin regime will0:38try to eliminate inconvenient people and0:40that it will act intensively to prevent0:41[music] further attempts against0:43citizens of Poland or other countries.0:44The stakes remain immediate. An alleged0:47[music] state-directed killing planned0:49inside an allied capital against a dual0:51national stopped before it could be0:53carried out while how it was found and0:55what happens next is still undisclosed.0:58For more stories that matter,1:00>> [music]1:00>> like and subscribe.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗