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Russian spy Pavel Rubtsov will not go on Interpol's wanted list, Polish police decision draws criticism

Polish police headquarters has declined to forward a request to Interpol for Pavel Rubtsov, a man convicted of spying for Russia, leaving him wanted only within Europe, according to Rzeczpospolita. The decision has drawn controversy since it was taken despite a Warsaw court's demand for a global…

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Court demand and police refusal

According to Rzeczpospolita, a Polish court asked for Rubtsov to be sought worldwide, but the National Police Headquarters refused to send the request to Interpol (Rosyjski szpieg nie trafi na listę Interpolu. Kontrowersyjna decyzja polskiej policji – Onet). The reason given, as reported by the same daily, is that a global notice would conflict with Interpol's constitution. As a result, Rubtsov is pursued only on the European continent.

Who Rubtsov is

Insider reports that Rubtsov is also known as Pablo Gonzalez Yague, a Spanish journalist, and has been charged for more than two years with cooperating with Russia's military intelligence service GRU against Poland. He left a Polish prison in August 2024 in a prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia and returned to Russia, where Vladimir Putin greeted him at the airport.

Stalled trial

Since leaving Poland, Rubtsov has not appeared when summoned by the Warsaw court, and the proceedings were suspended in February this year because Polish law requires the indictment to be served on the defendant. The Onet report, which Insider's text is cited alongside, presents the Interpol decision as the latest step in a case that has stalled since the exchange.

What the decision means

Without an Interpol notice, national authorities in other countries have no international alert to act on, which limits the chance of detaining Rubtsov outside Europe. The police position therefore shapes not only the search but whether a convicted-in-absentia case can be enforced beyond the region.

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  1. [1]Rosyjski szpieg nie trafi na listę Interpolu. Kontrowersyjna decyzja polskiej policji· Onet
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