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Russia closes Polish consulate in Siberia in tit-for-tat move
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- 27 November, 2025
- 14:39
Russia summoned Poland's ambassador Thursday and announced it would shut Warsaw's consulate in the Siberian city of Irkutsk in retaliation for Poland closing a Russian consulate over accusations of sabotage, Report informs via AFP.
Moscow's Foreign Ministry said the closure of its Gdansk consulate was a "hostile and unjustified step" and said Poland's Irkutsk mission must close by the end of December.
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