[HIGHLIGHTS] The Russian Foreign Ministry handed the head of the Polish diplomatic mission a note of protest in connection with the provocation in Warsaw

The Russian Foreign Ministry handed over a note of protest to Polish Chargé d'Affaires. The note said that the Polish authorities are trying to erase from the memory of the Poles the gratitude of the Red Army.

The Foreign Ministry added that Russia will respond to the provocation at the right time and in the right way. The diplomat was forced to remove the St. George ribbon from his jacket, forcing him to leave the memorial. The Russian diplomat said that Poland's policy is aimed at distorting the history of World War II.