Political scientist Bezpalko called the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Krakow an unfriendly act.

Poland's decision to close the Russian Consulate General in Krakow is a demonstrative act related to the conflict in Ukraine. Bogdan Bezpalko, a political scientist and member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation, told Izvestia on May 12.

"The Poles refused to take part in the military conflict, in the escalation of the military conflict against Russia, but they are constantly forced to demonstrate unfriendly acts against Russia in order to maintain, so to speak, the brand of East Slavic anti—Russian hawks," Bezpalko said.

The political scientist added that Russia's response to Poland's decision may be symmetrical.

"This is the reduction of diplomatic staff, the declaration of some embassy staff as persona non grata, or, if any other Polish diplomatic structures remain in Russia, their liquidation, respectively," Bezpalko said.

According to him, relations between Poland and Russia are currently "at a minimum."

"Trade between our countries is also greatly reduced now. Poland does not buy Russian energy resources, therefore, perhaps, the answer will be exclusively in the form of a diplomatic note or something similar," the political scientist concluded.

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Earlier, on May 12, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced that the country had decided to close the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Krakow. Sikorsky clarified that the closure was due to alleged acts of sabotage.

Later in the day, the country's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Henryka Mostsiskaj-Dendys announced that Poland had recognized Russian diplomats from the Consulate General in Krakow as persona non grata. Mostsiskaya-Dendys clarified that the Consulate General employs three employees with diplomatic status.