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Painted ambassadors in Poland, Russia make tough demands

On May 9, Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev was attacked with red paint by violent protesters when he went to lay a memorial wreath at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers who died in World War II in the capital. Warsaw city.

Photos and videos shared online show Ambassador Andreev being booed and splashed with red paint in the face by violent protesters, before being escorted out of the cemetery by Polish police.

After the incident, on May 11, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Polish Ambassador to Moscow Krzysztof Krajewski to protest, and accused Warsaw of serious violations of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. which stipulates that states must protect foreign diplomats on their territory.

“The Russian side expects an official apology from the Polish authorities and asks Poland to ensure the safety of the Russian Ambassador and all staff at the Russian missions in Poland.” , the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. “We will decide on our next course of action depending on Warsaw’s response to our requests.”

Currently, the Polish government has not given an official response to Russia’s request.

Earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said that Polish officials had warned Ambassador Andreev not to lay a wreath at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers on May 9. However, Foreign Minister Rau said this was a “regrettable” incident and stressed that diplomats needed to be protected.

Meanwhile, Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller and Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said it was “understandable” the anger of protesters who attacked the Russian ambassador and that there was “no reason for that.” nothing to criticize their behavior”.

Relations between Moscow and Warsaw are strained because of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Poland, Ukraine’s western neighbor, has been leading calls for the European Union to increase sanctions on Moscow and for NATO to supply Ukraine with weapons to counter Russian forces.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov last week accused Poland of being a potential threat to the “territorial integrity of Ukraine”. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev also warned in March that Warsaw would pay a heavy price for “anti-Russian syndrome”.

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