Russia demands apology from Poland

Moscow: Russia has demanded a formal apology from Poland and threatened possible future reprisals after its ambassador, Sergey Andreev, was doused with red paint at the Soviet military cemetery in Warsaw on Monday. Russia’s foreign ministry summoned the Polish ambassador, Krzysztof Krajewski, on Wednesday to receive its protest and said in a statement: “Russia expects an official apology from the Polish leadership in connection with the incident and demands the safety of the Russian ambassador and all employees of Russian foreign institutions in Poland are ensured,” A decision on further steps will be taken depending on Warsaw’s reaction to our demands,” the statement added. Andreev, was surrounded by people protesting against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday and red paint was thrown at him as he went to lay flowers at a ceremony for Soviet soldiers killed in the Second World War. (UNI)