Poland: Arrest after Russian artist and Putin critic killed

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Lublin police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of the Russian national and critical artist known as Semyon Skrepetsky. He said investigators were still seeking a "mastermind."

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Poland: Arrest after Russian artist and Putin critic killed

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