Overview

• Polish authorities allege that Russian intelligence services orchestrated explosive parcels in European courier depots.
• The parcels, discovered in July in Britain, Germany, and Poland, posed a potential threat to cargo flights bound for North America.
• Polish prosecutors have detained four Ukrainian citizens and are seeking two Russians in connection with the plot.
• Russia denies involvement, calling the allegations unfounded and part of a coordinated Western effort against Moscow.
• The explosive parcels were reportedly sent from Vilnius, Lithuania, prompting international cooperation in the investigation.