Moscow’s warning to Poland – ISNA
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Moscow will react to Poland’s unnecessary decision to close the Russian Consulate in Krakow.
According to RCO News Agency, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikoreski today (Monday) announced the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakov, claiming the decision was made in a shopping ceer in Warsaw due to Moscow’s alleged ierference in May.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Henrika Mucska-Dandis also announced that the State Departme today announced three Russian consulate diplomats in Krakov. “The diplomatic staff of the Russian Consulate are recognized as people whose stay in our coury is unfavorable,” he told reporters.
The official said there are three diplomatic employees at the Russian Consulate in Krakov.
The Polish Foreign Minister also referred to unknown “evidence” indicating that Russia’s special services have “committed a subversive act against the Marivilaska Street Shopping Ceer.” Russia has repeatedly denied Western allegations of sabotage abroad.
On Sunday, Polish Ierior Minister Thomas Simoniak claimed that the alleged saboteurs’ actions were “organized and guided by a specific person residing in the Russian Federation.” According to the official, some of the perpetrators of the incide are currely in custody.
In response to the allegations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova, criticizing the Polish decision, said Moscow would respond to unacceptable and unacceptable measures for Warsaw.
“Warsaw coinues to deliberately destroy relations and act against the ierests of the citizens,” he said. “Soon a proper response will be given to these irrational measures.”
In the meaime, Russian ambassador to Poland Sergei Andif told Ryanovosti that Warsaw had not informed Moscow about the closure of the consulate.

Fire at Merviliska Shopping Ceer in Warsaw on May 5
“Poland expects Russia to shut down one of the Polish consulates, possibly in Kaliningrad or Icutsk,” a spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry told Ryanosti News Agency.
The fire occurred at the Merviliska Shopping Ceer in Warsaw on May 5, and almost the whole complex, causing the ceiling to collapse. Despite the exte of the fire, no casualties have been reported. The ceer had about 5 shops and service stores, many of which were run by Vietnamese members of Warsaw and suffered significa financial losses.
Poland, along with other Western couries, has in many cases accused Russia of conducting subversive attacks and participating in the “combined war” in the midst of a deadlock over the Ukrainian war; Charges that Moscow rejects.
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