US EditionPoland 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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Major General Arnaut Moreira speaks in a "clear planning" of incidents of apparent sabotage on Poland's railway system, a line where material is circulated by Europe to Ukraine.
Due to the growing threat of Russian sabotage of critical infrastructure facilities in European Union countries and two diversions on the Warsaw-Lublin railway, Poland is sending 10,000 soldiers to guard the railways as of midnight, in Operation Horizon, the authorities announced.
Poland accuses Russia of carrying out state terrorism
After two acts of sabotage targeting Poland’s rail network, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski didn’t mince words about the situation. “That wasn’t like prior acts of sabotage — it was state terrorism — because its clear aim was human casualties,” said Sikorski in Poland’s parliament on Wednesday. Poland’s Interior Ministry has reported that several people possibly involved in the attacks have been arrested and await questioning. READ: Poland sa…
Poland deploys 10,000 troops, closes Russian consulate after rail blast blamed on Moscow
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski accused Russia of "an act of state terrorism" on 20 Nov. and promised a response "more than just diplomatic" after an explosion damaged rail tracks used to deliver aid to Ukraine, with authorities identifying two Ukrainian citizens who allegedly carried out the attack on Russian orders.
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