A plot to assassinate President Zelensky in Poland has been foiled by the arrest of a spy for Russian military intelligence, the authorities in Warsaw have said.
The man, a Polish citizen identified only as Pawel K, had contacted Russia’s intelligence agency, the GRU, and offered to help them kill the Ukrainian leader, the Polish state prosecutor’s office said.
The man was recruited and tasked with finding weaknesses in the security of Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, close to the Ukrainian border and frequently used by Zelensky to fly abroad, Ukrainian law enforcement sources told The Times.
The airport, which is heavily guarded by US Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and Nato troops, is also used by foreign dignitaries on their way to Kyiv and as a hub for
