Overview
- Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said he withdrew consent for the Russian Consulate in Gdańsk, leaving only Russia’s embassy in Warsaw.
- Poland links the move to two weekend incidents on the Warsaw–Lublin line, describing a track clamp and a military‑grade explosive as state-directed sabotage.
- Authorities say two Ukrainian suspects working with Russian security services fled to Belarus, and officials report several additional detentions in the case.
- Russia denies involvement and says it will reduce Poland’s diplomatic and consular presence in Russia in response.
- Previous Russian consulates in Kraków and Poznań were already closed, and local reports indicate the Gdańsk post is expected to cease operations by December 23.