Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of planning hostile acts on behalf of Russia, Belarus

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s interior minister says 18 people have been arrested over the past six months on various allegations of pursuing hostile activities or planning sabotage on behalf of Russia and Belarus. The minister says at least one was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s president. Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to Internal Security Agency communiques. Some are accused of monitoring or offering to pass on information about strategic areas such as the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport near the border with Ukraine or Baltic ports.