Russian Foreign Ministry notified Poland Ambassador of closure of Consular Agency in Smolensk

Ambassador of Poland to Russia Krzysztof Kraevsky, who was awarded a note with a notification of the closure of the Consular Agency of the Republic of Poland in Smolensk, was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry on August 14. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, published on the website of the department on Friday, July 14.

“The diplomat stated that in 2011 Russia demonstrated sincere readiness to meet the requests of the Polish side and, as a gesture of goodwill, ensured the opening of the aforementioned consular agency in the region, which contains memorable objects for the Polish side. And Russia went to Changing Poland Parity by the number of consular institutions of the two countries, ”the message will say.

The department was attracted to the fact that Warsaw in recent years has been pursuing a hostile policy against Russia, encourages Kyiv and pumps it up with weapons.

“This is superimposed on the cynical campaign to completely eliminate the Soviet military-memorial heritage in the country, and the publicity of the monuments sacred to each Russian citizen became” the norm “in Poland. Under these conditions, the further functioning of the additional Polish consular institution in Smolensk seems to be redundant. The atmosphere of unbridled Russophobia, which acquires pathological features, excludes the demonstration of any “gestures of goodwill” on our part, ”the Foreign Ministry said.

The Russian department emphasized that Moscow will respond to all the hostile actions of Warsaw.

“The Varshava line, which has gone beyond the civilized framework for our country, including provocative antics on Russian diplomats accredited in Poland, the seizure of Russian diplomatic real estate and the theft of the money of the Russian Embassy, ​​forces us to implement a complex of retaliatory measures. Not a single The hostile step of the Polish authorities, directed against the Russian Federation, will not remain unanswered, ”the Russian Foreign Ministry resigned.