Media: Russia prepares to respond to demolition of Soviet monuments in Poland
Russia is preparing an “asymmetric” response in answer to the adoption by Polish authorities of a law on de-communization, which provides for the taking down of monuments to Soviet soldiers in the country, reports the newspaper Izvestia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that the “unfriendly actions of Warsaw will, in any case, not remain without consequences.”
Several options are considered, including personal sanctions against Polish politicians involved in drafting of the law, economic measures, and work on international sites in order to draw attention to this problem.
On July 17th, the President of Poland Andrzej Duda signed a law that provides for the demolition of Soviet monuments. It is expected that the monuments will be taken down within a year after the law goes into effect. There are about 50 such objects in the territory of Poland.
Russia called these actions of Poland “an outrageous provocation” and “a terrible insult.” The Federation Council asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to impose sanctions against Poland.