Krzysztof Krajewski, Poland's Ambassador to Russia, was attacked in Russia's St Petersburg when he arrived in the city to meet with the local Polish community.

Source: Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Maciej Wewiór, spokesperson for the Polish Foreign Ministry, said the attack on Krajewski took place on Sunday 16 November.

Gazeta Wyborcza reports that the incident occurred when the ambassador arrived in the Russian city to meet local Poles on the occasion of Poland's Independence Day.

Around midday, as Krajewski walked with the consul to a Polish church service at the Basilica of St Catherine of Alexandria, he was surrounded by an aggressive group of Russian "activists".

They held signs bearing anti-Polish and anti-Ukrainian slogans and attacked the ambassador because Poland supports Ukraine.

"At first, these were verbal insults, but then there was a clear attempt to use physical force. At that point, the ambassador's security intervened," Wewiór said.

The spokesperson noted that Krajewski did not suffer serious injuries.

Background:

• On 8 January, Warsaw closed its consulate general in St Petersburg in the presence of Polish and foreign diplomats and members of the Polish diaspora.
• At the end of May, unidentified individuals attacked a diplomatic employee of the European Union in the Russian city of Vladivostok.
• After that, the European Union summoned the Russian ambassador in Brussels to provide explanations.

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