The Ministry of abroad Affairs of Russia called on Thursday [27 XI] for the interview of Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski and informed about the closure of the General Consulate of Poland in Irkutsk on 30 December. The hotel in Moscow stressed that take this decision in consequence to the actions of the Polish side.
"On 27 November, Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski was summoned to the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs, to whom a note was presented with the notification that in consequence to the actions of the Polish authorities, which since 23 December retreat their consent to the operation of the General Consulate of the Russian Federation in Gdańsk, Russian organization decided to retreat the consent to the operation of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Irkutsk“ It is written in a communication from the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs.
On 19 November, the head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski informed that he had decided to retreat his consent to the operation of the Russian consulate in Gdańsk. The next step is closing embassies, which is equivalent to breaking diplomatic relations.
Beata Wajda of the Polish thought Club wrote: “He has damaged (minister Sikorski – ed.) First of all, Poles who live in Russia in Siberia who will gotta travel thousands of kilometres to settle an crucial matter." Mirosław Waźkowski added in the group Polish thought Club: "And who's uphill? It is known to Poles who live in Siberia."
