Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreyev did not rule out that Polish authorities might close other Russian consulates in the country, stating that Russia is prepared for any developments.
"In the current circumstances, when our Western non-partners are guided by the principle known as 'highly likely,' and 'highly likely' quickly becomes an established fact and assertion, anything is possible. So we have long been prepared for any development of events," the ambassador said on the Russia-24 TV channel, Report informs via TASS.
The decision to close the Russian Consulate General in Poznan and expel its staff was announced on October 22 by the Republic's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Until then, Russia had operated three consulates general in Poland - in Krakow in the south, Poznan in the west, and Gdansk in the north. Meanwhile, three Polish consulates remain open in Russia - in Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, and Irkutsk.