❗️The Russian ambassador to Warsaw has received a note from the Polish Foreign Ministry demanding the expulsion of 45 diplomats on the charge of espionage

The Russian diplomats may leave Poland at varying times within a maximum of five days, the ambassador said

The Russian ambassador added that he is not among the 45 Russian diplomats whose departure has been demanded by the Polish authorities: “formally, diplomatic relations continue,” he said.

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