Poland announces expulsion of 45 Russian diplomats accused of spying

Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski announced the expulsion of 45 people, claiming to dismantle "the network of Russian special services" in Poland.

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Poland will expel 45 Russian diplomats, accused of being spies.

The decision was announced on Wednesday by Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski.

Unfounded accusations, according to the Russian ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreev, who warned that Moscow could take retaliatory measures.

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This Wednesday, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski announced the expulsion of 45 people, claiming to dismantle " 

 " in Poland.

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 " added Lukasz Jasina, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs, where the Russian ambassador was summoned this Wednesday.

Poland continues to call for tougher sanctions against Russia

Unfounded accusations, reacted Sergei Andreev, who specified that diplomatic relations between Warsaw and Moscow continued however.

Last April, the ambassador said that relations between the two countries were at their lowest since the Second World War, accusing

of wanting to destroy their relations and their cooperation within the framework of a flagrant Russophobic campaign and denouncing in particular Warsaw's support for the Belarusian opposition.

Since the start of

, Poland has repeatedly called for tougher sanctions against Moscow.

On Tuesday, President Andrzej Duda accused Russia of behaving exactly like Hitler did.

Statements after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Poland of " 

 ".

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