Poland expels 45 Russian diplomats

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 24 Mar 2022 by Alex Teddy

On March 23 Warsaw said the diplomats are spies. The Poles also arrested a Pole whom they suspect of being a Russian agent. Moscow denies this. Russia has vowed to respond in kind. Poland has been among the most forthright NATO countries when it comes to helping Ukraine. Poland is hosting 2 million of the 3.5 million refugees and says it is struggling to cope. Warsaw and Moscow still have diplomatic relations. Putin has mused aloud about breaking off relations with the USA. Russian exiles have formed an anti-war committee. It includes the billionaires Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent 10 years in jail for tax fraud, and the chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register