Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says is ordering the closure of Russia’s consulate in the southern city of Krakow after Polish authorities said Russia was responsible for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year.

Poland summoned the Russian ambassador and said it will 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.

Poland ‘s Foreign Ministry today announced the closure of a Russian consulate after Polish authorities yesterday Sunday accused Russian intelligence agencies of being behind a major fire that broke out in Warsaw last year and almost completely destroyed a shopping mall.