Poland summoned the Russian ambassador and said it would close the Russian consulate in Krakow after evidence showed Moscow was responsible for a huge fire that almost completely destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre in 2024.

Ukraine called on Poland to take measures to prevent the blocking of transport routes between the countries. This is announced in a statement by the Ministry

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has withdrawn consent for the operation of the Russian consulate in Krakow due to evidence that Moscow was responsible for a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre in May 2024, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a post on X on Monday.

Poland will ban Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik from entering its territory, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, amid a political crisis in the Balkan state where he is wanted for attacking the constitutional order.

As Poland gears up for the May 18 presidential election, a striking political shift is taking shape: the once-unifying cause of support for Ukrainians is turning into a wedge issue on the campaign trail.

Poland said Monday it would closea second Russian consulate over a May 2024 blaze that destroyed the largest shopping mall in the capital, Warsaw, saying the evidence showed Moscow was behind it.

The Lithuanian investigation found that a May 9, 2024 arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius, as well as the May 12, 2024 Marywilska fire, were set by Ukrainian citizens acting on behalf of Russia, Tusk wrote in March. A week earlier, Polish prosecutors had said a Belarusian refugee was responsible.