Warsaw: Ambassador of Russia Poland He was barred from paying respects at a Warsaw cemetery on Monday, after he was thrown red at him by demonstrators opposing the war in Ukraine. red Army Soldiers who died during World War II.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the attack on her messaging app channel, saying that “we will not be scared” while “the people of Europe should be afraid when they see their reflection in the mirror.”
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau described the incident as “extremely condemnable”.
“Diplomats enjoy special protection, regardless of the policies they represent by governments,” he said.
messanger Sergei Andreev Soviet soldiers arrive at the cemetery to lay flowers on Victory Day, symbolizing the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies. The major Russian patriotic holiday was celebrated with pomp in a parade on Red Square in Moscow.
As he arrived at the Soviet military cemetery in the Polish capital, Andreev met hundreds of activists protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine. The protesters first snatched the garland of flowers they wanted to keep in the graveyard and trampled it. A protester standing next to him threw red paint at him from behind before throwing a big drop in his face.
the protesters did Ukrainian The flag and it pronounced “fascists” and “assassins” in Russian, while some wore white sheets of red, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia’s war. Other members of his party were also seen covered in red.
Zakharova noted that “the neo-Nazi fans have once again shown their faces.” She said that with Soviet forces removing monuments to World War II heroes, the attack marked “the course for the rebirth of fascism”.
Some Russian commentators suggested that the attack on the ambassador could prompt Moscow to recall him and release the Polish ambassador.
The Polish government faced criticism for not providing the ambassador with more security, leading to an event that Russia might use to portray Poland as hostile to Moscow.
Among the critics was a former interior minister, Bartlomij Sienkiewicz, who said he could not understand why there was not more security for the ambassador when for weeks “you could feel how May 9 might end in Warsaw.”
Poland’s current Interior Minister, however, said that the Polish government had advised the ambassador against laying flowers in the cemetery, adding that the police helped him to leave the scene safely.
“The gathering of opponents of the Russian invasion against Ukraine, where the crime of genocide is committed every day, was legal,” said Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminsky. “The feelings of Ukrainian women who took part in the demonstration, whose husbands are bravely fighting in defense of their homeland, are understandable.”
Protesters also marched in Warsaw on Sunday evening to protest the war, carrying a tank on a tractor and parked it in front of the Russian embassy. Since the start of the war on 24 February, images of Ukrainian tractors hauling Russian tanks have been a symbol of Ukrainian resistance.
The Soviet cemetery is located in the middle of a huge park on the road connecting the city with the international airport. It is the final resting place of over 20,000 Red Army soldiers who died in battles on Polish soil while helping defeat Nazi Germany.
While Poland has removed some Red Army monuments in the decades since it toppled the Moscow-backed communist regime, it has allowed the cemetery to remain undisturbed. Although Soviet troops defeated the Nazis, in the first war Soviet forces invaded Poland following a secret agreement with the German Nazi government, and committed atrocities against the Poles, including mass executions and deportations to Siberia.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the attack on her messaging app channel, saying that “we will not be scared” while “the people of Europe should be afraid when they see their reflection in the mirror.”
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau described the incident as “extremely condemnable”.
“Diplomats enjoy special protection, regardless of the policies they represent by governments,” he said.
messanger Sergei Andreev Soviet soldiers arrive at the cemetery to lay flowers on Victory Day, symbolizing the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies. The major Russian patriotic holiday was celebrated with pomp in a parade on Red Square in Moscow.
As he arrived at the Soviet military cemetery in the Polish capital, Andreev met hundreds of activists protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine. The protesters first snatched the garland of flowers they wanted to keep in the graveyard and trampled it. A protester standing next to him threw red paint at him from behind before throwing a big drop in his face.
the protesters did Ukrainian The flag and it pronounced “fascists” and “assassins” in Russian, while some wore white sheets of red, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia’s war. Other members of his party were also seen covered in red.
Zakharova noted that “the neo-Nazi fans have once again shown their faces.” She said that with Soviet forces removing monuments to World War II heroes, the attack marked “the course for the rebirth of fascism”.
Some Russian commentators suggested that the attack on the ambassador could prompt Moscow to recall him and release the Polish ambassador.
The Polish government faced criticism for not providing the ambassador with more security, leading to an event that Russia might use to portray Poland as hostile to Moscow.
Among the critics was a former interior minister, Bartlomij Sienkiewicz, who said he could not understand why there was not more security for the ambassador when for weeks “you could feel how May 9 might end in Warsaw.”
Poland’s current Interior Minister, however, said that the Polish government had advised the ambassador against laying flowers in the cemetery, adding that the police helped him to leave the scene safely.
“The gathering of opponents of the Russian invasion against Ukraine, where the crime of genocide is committed every day, was legal,” said Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminsky. “The feelings of Ukrainian women who took part in the demonstration, whose husbands are bravely fighting in defense of their homeland, are understandable.”
Protesters also marched in Warsaw on Sunday evening to protest the war, carrying a tank on a tractor and parked it in front of the Russian embassy. Since the start of the war on 24 February, images of Ukrainian tractors hauling Russian tanks have been a symbol of Ukrainian resistance.
The Soviet cemetery is located in the middle of a huge park on the road connecting the city with the international airport. It is the final resting place of over 20,000 Red Army soldiers who died in battles on Polish soil while helping defeat Nazi Germany.
While Poland has removed some Red Army monuments in the decades since it toppled the Moscow-backed communist regime, it has allowed the cemetery to remain undisturbed. Although Soviet troops defeated the Nazis, in the first war Soviet forces invaded Poland following a secret agreement with the German Nazi government, and committed atrocities against the Poles, including mass executions and deportations to Siberia.