Poland Shuts Russian Consulate in Krakow Over 2024 Fire
Above: The Russian flag is seen on the Russian Consulate General in Krakow, Poland, on Feb. 18, 2024. Image copyright: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Contributor via Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
Poland now knows for sure that Russia was behind the great fire at the Marywilska shopping center last year. It was an arson ordered by the Russian special services and some perpetrators have already been detained. Others are being identified and located.
Pro-Russia narrative
Warsaw is deliberately seeking to ruin its relations with Moscow, against the interests of its own citizens, with these false allegations. Russia will take adequate measures in response to this move.
