Poland and Germany charge Russian operatives with assassination, sabotage plots
April 22, 2024 4 Comments
AUTHORITIES IN GERMANY and Poland have charged three individuals with working on behalf of Russian military intelligence in planning acts of sabotage and assassination on European soil. One of the plots allegedly involved an effort to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Another aimed to sabotage commercial airport facilities that are being managed by the United States military.
Polish and Ukrainian authorities announced last week the arrest of Paweł K., a Polish citizen, who is believed to have been engaged in collecting information about the security of the Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport. Located in southeastern Poland, Rzeszów-Jasionka is a relatively small provincial airport. Its proximity to the Ukrainian border has made it central to efforts by Kyiv’s allies to supply it with war materiel following the expansion of Russia’s occupation of Ukraine in February 2022. Military supplies are transported to Rzeszów-Jasionka from across the world and then transferred across the Ukrainian border with trucks. Additionally, many high-level meetings between Ukrainian and Western officials take place at the airport. The United States military is currently providing security at the Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport.
Polish authorities said last week that Paweł K. was part of a Russian intelligence collection operation that was “intended to assist in the planning of a potential assassination of a foreign state leader”, namely President Zelenskyy. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it informed its Polish counterpart agency about the assassination plot, which had been foiled “as a result of the close co-operation” between Ukrainian and Polish intelligence. Paweł K. is not a diplomat and thus has no immunity from prosecution in Poland. If convicted, therefore, he could face up to eight years in prison.
In a seemingly unconnected development, police in the southeastern German state of Bavaria arrested two dual German-Russian nationals, who have been charged with planning to sabotage military and industrial facilities on German soil. The plot appears to be part of broader Russian efforts to disrupt the production and delivery of military aid to Ukraine. At least one of the locations that the suspects are accused of targeting is a local military base under the command of the United States. The two suspects have been identified as Dieter S., 39, and Alexander J., 37. Both were arrested in the small city of Bayreuth.
Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, led by Minister Annalena Baerbock, summoned Sergei Nechayev, Russian Ambassador to Berlin, shortly after the arrest of Dieter S. and Alexander J. Some media reports noted the “unusually hasty” way Nechayev was summoned, which may indicate that German authorities have acquired “unequivocal proof of the link between the plot and the Kremlin”. An announcement made by the Russian embassy in Berlin confirmed that Nechayev had been summoned in connection to the arrests, but added that the ambassador had been presented with “no proof” that the two suspects were connected with Russian intelligence or that they had planned acts of sabotage.
► Author: Joseph Fitsanakis | Date: 22 April 2024 | Permalink
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Yes, Russian Intelligence’s one stop shop for sabotage and assassination seems to be Russian military intelligence (GRU). Specifically in 2021 it had the cover name “Unit 29155” [1] which may have changed as that name became too well known. A joint GRU-SVR-FSB assassination operation is also possible.
Of course, if one of Russia’s many ground based plots to kill President Zelenskyy succeeds that may rapidly erode Ukraine’s fighting spirit. He might also get hit by a difficult to stop, near “real” time, Russian hypersonic missile, who knows.
Without politicized exaggeration, if Trump’s rather brotherly relationship with Putin (seen in 2017-2021) continues, a Trump win in November might also end Ukraine’s chances.
[1] https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210420-unit-29155-the-russian-spies-specialising-in-sabotage-and-assassinations
En source ouverte Dod,
Salut Pete, l’Ukraine et les États-Unis ont commencé à travailler ensemble sur un accord de sécurité bilatéral, Et même si Trump reviens au pouvoir cet accord continura avec peut-être des reconsidérations autour de l’accord, ça je te l’accorde… Notre agence de la Cia, a son mot à dire sais-tu car au-delà il vise probablement à renforcer la coopération en matière de sécurité entre les deux pays, notamment en ce qui concerne la fourniture d’assistance militaire et la coordination dans la réponse aux menaces sécuritaires Mondiaux.
IL vienne juste de revoir un accord autour de l’armement et Plus spécifiquement, Zelensky a mentionné que les discussions avaient également porté sur la question de la livraison de missiles longue-portée américains ATACMS à l’Ukraine. Cela suggère que l’accord de sécurité bilatéral pourrait inclure des dispositions pour la fourniture d’armements et d’équipements militaires par les États-Unis à l’Ukraine.
Pour l’unité d’élite des forces spéciales Russe, 29155 J’ai étudié leurs méthodes en opération clandestine, Elle comporte aussi en général une signature spécifique.
Je te remercie pour ta source.
Belle journée à toi Pete.
Pascal lembree
Hi Pascal
I wish I had your confidence that Trump would honour the US-Ukraine alliance agreements made under the Biden Administration.
As allies, from NATO to South Korea have found, Trump enjoys renegotiating solemn alliance agreements in his famous “lets make a deal” transactional style.
He even attempted to place under-qualified Trump Loyalists to head US intelligence agencies like the CIA and within the US DoD in 2020.
I am only confident of one thing. Because Russian money, during Putin’s presidency, bailed the Trump Organization out of major financial difficulties several times [1] Trump’s strongest loyalty appears to be with Putin.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization#Financing
Cheers Pete
Amazes me that people still attempt to paint Trump, a Russian puppet, with everything we know now, about the Hillary & DNC funded Steele Dossier. I wished both parties could get on the same page with regards to Ukraine. The two party system is broken, and those who are too willing to point finger are not helping the matter, but just fanning the flames we will all be forced to deal with soon enough… Taiwan and South Korea should be worried, very worried…