Poland Closes Russia’s Last Consulate as Rail Sabotage Probe Points to Suspected Russian Operation

Overview

• Foreign intelligence involvement is suspected by prosecutors, with a Polish intelligence spokesman saying indicators point to Russian services, while Moscow denies responsibility.
• Forensic findings cite a military‑grade C‑4 device connected to roughly 300 meters of cable, and a train driver’s alert averted a derailment with no injuries reported.
• Authorities report additional damage along the Warsaw–Lublin corridor that links to the Ukrainian border, a route used by about 115 trains daily to move passengers and aid.
• Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced the closure of Russia’s consulate in Gdansk and urged EU partners to curb Russian diplomats’ movement in the Schengen area, as Russia signaled reciprocal limits.
• Poland raised rail alert levels and expanded inspections, said several people have been detained, and noted NATO, the EU and Ukraine are in close contact awaiting the investigation’s results.