Fatal shooting of Russian anti-Putin artist likely politically motivated, Polish PM says
Key takeaways
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination.
- By: FRANCE 24 Police work at a crime scene covered with a tent in Biala Podlaska, eastern Poland on June 16, 2026, where Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for his satirising Russian President Putin, was shot dead.
- "All indications are that this is a political murder," said Tusk of the murder of Semyon Skrepetsky, whose real name is Robert Kuzovkov.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination. The Kremlin critic, known for provocative caricatures of President Vladimir Putin and other political figures, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in eastern Poland on Monday.
By: FRANCE 24 Police work at a crime scene covered with a tent in Biala Podlaska, eastern Poland on June 16, 2026, where Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky, known for his satirising Russian President Putin, was shot dead. © Piotr Pyrkosz, AFP The fatal shooting in eastern Poland of a Russian artist known for his caricatures of Russian President Vladimir Putin was likely politically motivated, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday.
"All indications are that this is a political murder," said Tusk of the murder of Semyon Skrepetsky, whose real name is Robert Kuzovkov.