Ukraine War: Poland has identified and expelled 45 Russian intelligence officers living in the country under the guise of diplomatic status. The authorities were demanding the expulsion of these people. It has also detained an employee of Warsaw’s municipal authorities on suspicion of spying for Russia.
Poland’s internal security agency said it had asked the foreign ministry to immediately expel the Russian officials, who have been described as a threat to Poland’s security.
Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski has said the EU member “expelled 45 Russian spies pretending to be diplomats.” “We are dismantling the Russian special service network in our country,” Kaminsky wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
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Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreyev, confirming the expulsion, told the media that the persons concerned have been given five days to leave Poland.
“There are no grounds for such allegations,” he said. Russia reserves the right to retaliate.
Russia warns Poland
In response, Russia’s ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreev, who was called to the Polish Foreign Ministry today. He has denied the allegations and warned that Moscow would retaliate by expelling Polish diplomats.
The announcement came hours after Poland’s counter-espionage service called ABW to identify suspected spies and expel them from the foreign ministry.
This morning, following media reports of the sudden expulsion, Stanisaw Jarin, a spokesman for Poland’s security services, confirmed that “45 individuals … Russian Secret Service officers and persons related to them are enjoying diplomatic status in Poland”. Being “immediately expelled”.
Who are the 45 people?
ABW spokesman Stanislav Zarin told the media on Wednesday that the list of suspects had been handed over to the Foreign Ministry. “The Internal Security Agency has identified 45 people – Russian Secret Service officials and their associates who had diplomatic status in Poland,” Zarin said.
“The list was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it includes officers of the special services of the Russian Federation and people who cooperate with them … people carrying out intelligence activities against Poland, but against our allies,” he said. as well.”
Zaryn also said that ABW “detained a Polish citizen on suspicion of spying for the Russian Secret Service.” “The detainee worked in the archives of the registry office of Warsaw,” he said.
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