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Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Poland Says Key Infrastructure at Risk After Baltic Sea Incident
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Thursday that the Baltic Sea is becoming 'a new area of confrontation' with Russia, putting the country's critical infrastructure increasingly at risk. His warning comes a day after Polish authorities said a sanctioned Russian ship was performing 'suspicious maneuvers' near the power cable connecting Poland and Sweden. The tanker left for an unspecified Russian port after the Polish armed forces intervened, they said.


Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Poland to Shut Second Russian Consulate Over Sabotage Claims
Poland ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakow after saying it has proof that a large fire in the country's capital last year was ordered by Moscow's secret services, according to the Polish foreign minister. The decision, announced by Radoslaw Sikorski in an X post on Monday, comes as governments across Europe grapple with the growing threat of Russian-sponsored acts of sabotage. Concerns about hybrid war are keenly felt in Poland, a state on NATO's eastern flank which borders Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad, Belarus and Ukraine.


Bloomberg
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Poland to Close Another Russian Consulate Over Sabotage Claims
Poland ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakow after saying it has proof that a large fire in the country's capital last year was ordered by Moscow's secret services, according to the Polish foreign minister. The decision, announced by Radoslaw Sikorski in an X post on Monday, comes as governments across Europe grapple with the growing threat of Russian-sponsored acts of sabotage. Concerns about hybrid war are keenly felt in Poland, a state on NATO's eastern flank which borders Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad, Belarus and Ukraine.