Poland closes Russian Consulate General

Poland closes Russian Consulate General: As it turns out, the Russian Consulate General in Krakow has ceased operations at the request of Polish authorities, ending an 80-year history of diplomatic presence. The decision to close the consulate was made by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, citing alleged “evidence of Russian special services committing an act of sabotage against a shopping center.” Andrei Ordash, Russia’s Chargé d’Affaires in Poland, characterized Poland’s actions as “an absolutely unfriendly and completely unjustified move.” After the closure, Russia now has only one consulate general in Poland (in Gdansk) along with the consular department of its embassy in Warsaw. These actions