Poland to shut last Russian consulate

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Poland to close Russian consulate after railway sabotage, urges EU action
Poland said on Wednesday it would close the last Russian consulate in its territory and urged EU allies to restrict Russian diplomats in the bloc's Schengen free-travel area in response to a railway explosion it blames on Moscow.

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Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected in railway track blast
Kremlin Says It Regrets Poland's Closure of Last Russian Consulate After Railway Blast
Poland blames Russia-linked operatives for rail explosion
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has blamed two Ukrainian nationals who allegedly worked for Russian intelligence for blowing up part of a major rail line near Warsaw over the weekend.

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Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Kremlin accuses Poland of 'Russophobia' after Warsaw blames railway sabotage on Russia
Poland hints it suspects Putin over train explosion and 'unprecedented act of sabotage' designed to cause train disaster and mass casualties
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who visited the site on Monday, said the line is 'crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine ' and confirmed that an explosion had destroyed part of the Warsaw-Lubli...

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Polish PM says two responsible for railway blast worked for Russian intelligence
Poland says Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail blast
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