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Poland to Shut Last Russian Consulate over Rail Sabotage Claims; Kremlin Says 'Nothing to Do with Common Sense'

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced the withdrawal of consent for Russia's last consulate in Gdańsk, leaving only the Embassy of Russia in Warsaw.
Polish authorities say the weekend attacks of November 15-16 were carried out by Russian assets, and Ukrainian authorities identified fingerprints at sabotage sites as belonging to two Ukrainian citizens.
Investigators report the suspects entered Poland from Belarus earlier this autumn and fled back after the sabotage on the Warsaw-Lublin rail link; one suspect had a prior conviction for sabotage in May.
The Kremlin responded, criticising the closure as irrational and stating `Relations with Poland have completely deteriorated`, according to Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
The episode fits a wider pattern of alleged Russian-backed covert operations across Europe since the full-scale invasion more than three years ago, and Poland has previously closed Russian consulates in Kraków this year and Poznań last year.

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Poland Closes the Last Russian Consulate in the Country

Poland will close the last Russian consulate in the country, in response to last weekend's attempted sabotage of an important railway line, which was supported by Moscow, Foreign Minister Radoslav Šikorski said today.

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