Media learned about Russian plan to declare Polish diplomats from St. Petersburg persona non grata

In less than a month, representatives of the Polish Consulate General in St. Petersburg will be declared persona non grata. This was reported on December 12 by 78.ru with reference to a source in diplomatic circles.

"In the list of undesirables may soon be the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in St. Petersburg Grzegorz Sliubowski, Consul (Director of the Polish Institute) Sliubowska Joanna, Vice-Consul Postula Inga Irena", - stated in the material.

The channel noted that Consul General Sliubowski has repeatedly found himself at the center of scandals. For example, on October 30, he participated in a scuffle at the memorial to the Polish victims of political repression in St. Petersburg.

On October 22, the Polish Foreign Ministry decided to close the Russian consulate in Poznan. The head of the ministry Radoslaw Sikorski once again unsubstantiatedly accused Russian security services of attempts to organize sabotage in the country and linked his decision to the alleged "hybrid warfare" against Poland and its allies. At the same time, he allowed the expulsion of the Russian ambassador from the country. At the same time, back in May this year, the country imposed restrictions on the movement of diplomats from Russia on the territory of the republic. The Russian Foreign Ministry promised to respond to these actions.

On November 16, it was reported that the building of the Russian consulate general in Poznan may be occupied by Ukraine after its closure. Sikorski explained this by the fact that the network of consulates of this state in Poland does not meet the needs of Ukrainian citizens, whose number in the republic has increased unprecedentedly.

On December 5, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia was closing the Polish consulate general in St. Petersburg, calling it a retaliatory measure for the liquidation of the Russian consulate general in Poznan. It said it was acting on the principle of reciprocity, according to which it banned three employees of the Polish consulate general from staying in Russia and ordered them to leave the country by a specified date.

On the same day, Sikorski said that Poland might close the remaining Russian consulates in the country.