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Poland to close Russian consulate, deploy soldiers after railway sabotage
Poland will deploy 10,000 soldiers to protect infrastructure and charges two Ukrainians working for Russia in railway sabotage, closing Moscow's last consulate in Gdansk.
- On Wednesday, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced Poland will close Russia's last operating consulate in Gdańsk and deploy up to 10,000 soldiers after sabotage on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line.
- Polish prosecutors plan to charge two Ukrainian suspects with sabotage of a terrorist nature for Russia, alleging long collaboration with Russian secret services and fleeing to Belarus after the attack.
- The blast damaged tracks near Mika, about 100 kilometers southeast of Warsaw, and power lines were destroyed near Pulawy, about 50 kilometers from Lublin; Polish police and prosecutors have detained several people.
- The Kremlin criticised Warsaw's decision as irrational and politically motivated, saying relations with Poland have completely deteriorated; once the Gdańsk consulate closes, Russia will retain only its embassy in Warsaw.
- The attack fits a wider pattern of alleged Russian‑linked incidents across Europe since Moscow's full-scale invasion more than three years ago, and Poland and Ukraine will form a Polish‑Ukrainian working group with Kyiv providing information.
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But they will not break off diplomatic relations.
Poland to shut last Russian consulate in the country after railway sabotage
Polish authorities plan to charge two Ukrainians with sabotage of a terrorist nature on behalf of Russia over an explosion that damaged a train track used for deliveries to Ukraine, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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