Poland closes the Russian Consulate in Krakow / Day

« Given the evidence that Russian secret services have done a reprehensible Sabotage Act against the Marywilska shopping center, I have decided to withdraw my permission to the Russian Consulate in Krakow, » Sikorski told the platform X.

As Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on this social network on Sunday, « now we know for sure that the big fire in the Marywilska shopping center in Warsaw was caused by malicious burning by the order of Russian special services. »

« Some of the perpetrators have already been detained, everyone else has been identified and searched. We will capture you all, » the prime minister said.

The fire broke out on May 12 last year. The 1,400 shopping center stores and customer service points were completely burned.

Polish law enforcement officers have conducted an intensive investigation throughout the year to determine the circumstances, according to a statement by Polish Minister of the Interior, Tomash Semoša SemoNak and the Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar.

The Polish services are cooperating with the Lithuanian side, where some of the perpetrators also carried out diversions.

« Now, on the basis of the evidence obtained, we know that the fire was a malicious burning of the Russian secret service. (Criminals) was organized and led by an identified person living in the Russian Federation, » said Semoonak, a joint statement in ministers.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland has arrested and convicted several persons who have made diversions on behalf of Russian intelligence services, including attacks, malicious burning or attempts by malicious burning.