Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:26 UTC
FILE PHOTO: The Polish flag flies by Warsaw s embassy in Moscow.Russia has expelled five staff members at Poland s embassy in Moscow in a tit-for-tat move after Warsaw declared three Russian diplomats in Poland personae non gratae for violating their diplomatic status.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 23 it had summoned Poland s ambassador to Russia, Krzysztof Krajewski, to the ministry in Moscow where he was informed of the decision.
It said the move, which
gives the Polish diplomats until May 15 to leave Russia, was made because Warsaw was consciously pursuing a course toward the further degradation and destruction of our bilateral relations.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:26 UTC
FILE PHOTO: The Polish flag flies by Warsaw s embassy in Moscow.Russia has expelled five staff members at Poland s embassy in Moscow in a tit-for-tat move after Warsaw declared three Russian diplomats in Poland personae non gratae for violating their diplomatic status.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 23 it had summoned Poland s ambassador to Russia, Krzysztof Krajewski, to the ministry in Moscow where he was informed of the decision.
It said the move, which
gives the Polish diplomats until May 15 to leave Russia, was made because Warsaw was consciously pursuing a course toward the further degradation and destruction of our bilateral relations.
Russia Expelling Polish Diplomats Another Example Of Aggressive Policies : Poland Foreign Minister
On 4/23/21 at 1:57 PM EDT
After Russia moved to expel five Polish diplomats from their territory on Friday, Poland s Foreign Ministry declared the decision another example of aggressive policies, from the Russian Federation.
Russia s Foreign Ministry said that their measures were a retaliatory response to how Poland recently expelled three Russian Embassy officials from their country as an act of solidarity with the U.S. over concerns of Russian cyberattacks. The decision of the Russian side provides yet another example of aggressive policies and is a deliberate gesture meant to inflame relations with the neighbors and the entire international community, a statement from Poland s Foreign Ministry read.
Russia expels 5 Polish diplomats in quid pro quo move
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 23, 2021 at 10:28 am EDT
MOSCOW Russia expelled five Polish diplomats Friday in retaliation to Polish authorities expelling three Russian Embassy workers last week.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it summoned the Polish ambassador to inform him that the five diplomats must leave the country by May 15.
The Foreign Ministry berated Warsaw for its “deliberate course” to “destroy” relations with Russia. It denounced Polish authorities removing monuments to Soviet soldiers and accused them of seeking to undermine Russian energy projects and unleashing a “large-scale anti-Russian information campaign.”
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