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Poland’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he would order the closure of the last Russian Consulate in the country still operating after officials say two Ukrainian citizens are working moscow There is a suspicion of blowing up a railway line in Poland.
Radek Sikorski said he had repeatedly warned Russia that its diplomatic and consular presence would be further reduced if it did not stop hostile actions against Poland, Polish news agency PAP reported.
“In connection with this, although it would not be our full response, I have decided to withdraw consent to the operation of the last Russian Consulate in Gdansk,” he said. He said Russia would be formally informed within a few hours.
Due to closure, only its embassy will remain in Russia warsaw,
Prime Minister donald tusk The weekend explosion on the line linking the Polish capital Warsaw to the border with Ukraine has been described as an “unprecedented act of sabotage”.
On Monday, Tusk told the Polish parliament that both suspects had long been cooperating with Russian secret services. He said that their identity was known, but could not be revealed to the public due to the ongoing investigation, and that the pair had already left Poland and entered Belarus.
Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of carrying out dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago, according to data collected by The Associated Press. Western officials say Moscow aims to weaken support for Ukraine, sow fear and divide European societies.