Poland to close Russian consulate, expel diplomats over sabotage attempts: FM
Poland will close the Russian consulate in its western city of Poznań and expel diplomats over a series of sabotage attempts by Moscow, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Tuesday.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak
„I have information that Russia is behind sabotage operations in Poland and allied countries,” Sikorski told reporters.
„I have therefore decided to withdraw consent for the functioning of the Russian consulate in Poznań,” he announced.
Sikorski said that Poland would declare the consulate’s diplomats „personae non gratae.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described Poland’s move as „another hostile step” and announced a „painful” response, the Reuters news agency reported.
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Source: TVN24, IAR, PAP, Reuters
