Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says is ordering the closure of Russia’s consulate in the southern city of Krakow after Polish authorities said Russia was responsible for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year.

Russian ambassador summoned, consulate closed, as probe confirms Moscow’s involvement in Warsaw shopping centre fire.

Poland said Monday it would closea second Russian consulate over a May 2024 blaze that destroyed the largest shopping mall in the capital, Warsaw, saying the evidence showed Moscow was behind it.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he sent the military to intervene against a sanctioned Russian "shadow fleet" ship that was acting suspiciously near an undersea power cable connecting Poland and Sweden, two NATO allies.

Poland summoned the Russian ambassador and said it would close the Russian consulate in Krakow after evidence showed Moscow was responsible for a huge fire that almost completely destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre in 2024.

Russia accuses Poland of ‘destroying relations’ after sabotage claims over Warsaw shopping center fire - Anadolu Ajansı

A Nawrocki win could solidify Poland as America’s staunchest European ally, continuing the shift of Europe’s center of gravity from Berlin to Warsaw. On May 1, 2025, Karol Nawrocki, a Polish civic presidential candidate backed by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party,

One year after a massive fire devastated a shopping centre in Warsaw, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of orchestrating the blaze. "We now know with certainty that the large fire in the Marywilska shopping centre was caused by arson carried out on behalf of the Russian secret services,

Poland’s Presidential Election 2025: Poles vote on Sunday to elect a new president, replacing conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda. Poland’s Presidential Election 2025: Poles vote on Sunday to elect a new president, replacing conservative incumbent Andrzej Duda.

Poland's presidential election unfolds amid regional security concerns and questions about its democratic strength. Voters will choose a successor to

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