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Polish police on Thursday detained a suspect in the daylight killing of a Russian artist known as ‌Semyon Skrepetsky, who was known for his unsparing caricatures of prominent political figures in the Kremlin. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the man...

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Poland detains suspect in fatal shooting of Russian artist critical of Putin, Tusk says

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