Poland to close Russian consulate

Poland said yesterday it would close the Russian consulate in the northern port city of Gdansk, after accusing Moscow of orchestrating the sabotage of a train line earlier this week.

Poland had already shut other consulates outside Warsaw, and the move would leave the Russian embassy in the capital as Moscow's only diplomatic mission in the country. "I have decided to withdraw consent for the operation of the Russian consulate in Gdansk," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

Polish officials accused Russia of sending 2 Ukrainians to sabotage part of Lublin-Warsaw train line.