Poland shuts another Russian consulate, expels diplomats as relations worsen

May 12 (UPI) -- Poland said Monday it would close the Russian consulate in Krakow over a fire that razed the largest shopping mall in the capital, Warsaw, in May 2024, saying the evidence showed Moscow was behind it. The announcement by Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski came hours after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities "know for the sure the blaze at the Marywilska mall was the result of arson ordered by the Russian security services." "Due to evidence that the Russian special services committed a reprehensible act of sabotage...