They are alleged to have passed information to Moscow about Russian opposition figures in Poland.
They are alleged to have passed information to Moscow about Russian opposition figures in Poland.
Recent years have seen many Ukrainians recruited by Russia to carry out acts of sabotage in Poland.
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Two of the packages exploded at airports in the UK and Germany.
The service is available on Telegram, which Russia has used to recruit and instruct operatives in Poland.
The pair fled to Belarus immediately after the attack, making extradition unlikely.
“Sabotage activities, perhaps originating in the east, are an aspect that is being investigated,” says the agriculture minister.
Prosecutors are also seeking to obtain an Interpol red notice for the suspect.
Their actions were consistent with the “modus operandi of Russian intelligence”, says the Internal Security Agency.
The decisions mean that, by the end of December, neither country will have any consulates operating in the other.
He is the first person to directly hear charges in the case, after the two main suspects fled to Belarus immediately after the incident.
The intention behind Russia’s rail sabotage “was clearly to kill Polish citizens”, says Radosław Sikorski.
“We are dealing with state terror,” says foreign minister Radosław Sikorski.
The pair immediately fled to Belarus after carrying out the attacks.
“This is part of the war they are waging” against the West, says Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.