Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow over 'sabotage'

Poland's Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks to the media as he arrives to attend talks of the "Weimar+" group focused on Ukraine and the future of European security at Lancaster House in London on May 12, 2025. CARLOS JASSO …

Poland Shutters Russian Consulate in Krakow Over Warsaw Shopping Mall Fire

Poland’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday that it will order the closure of Russia’s consulate in the city of Krakow after Polish authorities accused Russian security services of organizing a shopping mall fire last year. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk …

Poland to close Russian consulate in Kraków over Warsaw fire

Poland has said it will close down the Russian consulate in Kraków, after authorities in Warsaw announced they had found evidence proving Russia’s intelligence services were behind a huge fire that destroyed a shopping centre in the Polish capital last …

Poland to shut Russian consulate as Russia blamed for arson

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on Monday he was ordering the closure of Russia's consulate in the southern city of Krakow after evidence showed that Russia had committed an arson attack in the capital, Warsaw, last year in which a shopping …

Poland shuts Russian consulate in Krakow over shopping mall arson

Sikorski, speaking as he arrived to a meeting of the Weimar-Plus group of ministers in London to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, said: “An hour ago, I took the decision to close down the Russian consulate in Krakow. “This is because our justice ministry …

Poland to close Russian consulate in Kraków over Moscow's alleged involvement in shopping mall arson attack

Poland has decided to close the Russian consulate in Kraków, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced on Monday. “In light of evidence that Russian intelligence services carried out a despicable act of sabotage targeting the Marywilska shopping center …

Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

Poland Accuses Russian Intelligence of 2024 Arson: 'We Will Get You All!'

Exactly a year ago today there was a massive fire at the largest shopping mall in Warsaw. The Marywilska 44 shopping center was home to over 1.400 different retailers and was almost completely destroyed by the fire, but fortunately no one was hurt. 🚨 🇵🇱 …

Poland Prepares for War

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's efforts to change the U.S. relationship with Europe and NATO have caused some European countries to rethink their own defense. One example is Poland, which shares a 500-mile border with …

Poland orders the Russian Consulate in Krakow closed after Moscow was blamed for a 2024 arson attack

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister said Monday that he was ordering the closure of the Russian Consulate in the southern city of Krakow, after authorities blamed Moscow for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year. The …