Poland arrests a suspect in daylight killing of a Russian artist critical of Putin
Authorities say investigators are working to identify who ordered the killing as police detained a suspect using a Georgian passport.
- On Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, who was shot dead in Biala Podlaska earlier this week.
- Known as Semyon Skrepetski, the artist frequently mocked leaders including President Vladimir Putin and Chechen officials through provocative caricatures, which authorities are now reviewing for potential motives.
- Lublin police and the Internal Security Agency arrested a 36-year-old man using a Georgian passport; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wladyslaw Bartoszewski noted Chechens are "also potentially suspected" in the killing.
- Tusk described the incident as a "political murder," warning that if commissioned by Russia, it represents "a very serious matter with an international dimension" as authorities search for the mastermind.
- The killing fits a pattern of attacks against dissidents in NATO countries, occurring days after the artist protested outside the Russian embassy in Berlin on Russia Day despite rejecting government protection.
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Polish police arrested a 36-year-old man on Thursday as the main suspect in the murder of Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for his harsh caricatures against Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin figures. Links to "large-scale organized crime" Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński confirmed that the detainee, who carried a Georgian passport, was captured in the vicinity of Warsaw in the early hours of the morning. Accordin…
The Russian artist and Putin opponent, known under the pseudonym Semyon Skrepezki, is shot dead in Poland. Prime Minister Tusk speaks of a political murder.
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