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Polish Foreign Minister Wลadysลaw Sikorski says he's withdrawing consent for the operation of Russia's consulate in the port city of Gdansk.
This comes just days after two sections of a rail line connecting Warsaw to Lublin were damaged by what Poland is calling Russian operatives.
The line is a strategic link between Poland's capital and Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of the act while collaborating with Russian secret services.
He said their identities are known but could not be revealed due to ongoing investigations.
And he said the pair has already left Poland, crossing the border into Russian ally Belarus.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
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Polish Foreign Minister Wลadysลaw Sikorski says he's withdrawing consent for the operation of Russia's consulate in the port city of Gdansk.
This comes just days after two sections of a rail line connecting Warsaw to Lublin were damaged by what Poland is calling Russian operatives.
The line is a strategic link between Poland's capital and Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of the act while collaborating with Russian secret services.
He said their identities are known but could not be revealed due to ongoing investigations.
And he said the pair has already left Poland, crossing the border into Russian ally Belarus.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
Polish Security Services Ministry spokesman Jacek Dobrzynski called the acts a terrorist attack and said they were initiated by, quote, special services from the east.
The first incident, which damaged a section of track, happened between Warsaw and Lublin on a rail line crucial for delivering aid to Ukraine.
Investigators are looking into the second incident along the same line.
Poland's interior minister confirmed the use of explosives to damage the track.