Warsaw: Russian Special Services have stepped up operations in Poland
Polish Radio reports that Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz announced that Russian Special Services have intensified operations in Poland against the backdrop of the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal.
"This is a manifestation of solidarity with the UK. But, irrespective of this, our relevant services attract considerable interest from Russian services…[Poland] sees their activities as contrary to the Vienna Convention. This is another signal that the threat from Russia must be taken seriously," stressed the head of Polish Foreign Ministry.
In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin, after a special operation by Internal Security Agency employees to detain an individual suspected of spying for Russia, said that Poland is not defenseless in its fight against Russian spies.
He noted that Russia conducts large-scale operational activities in Poland.
"If it is known that Russia has tried to influence the outcome of the elections in countries such as the United States and France, then we have no illusions that Russian intelligence is conducting operational work in the territory of Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. Current events confirm that our services are keeping the situation in check. The Polish state is not and will not be, in this case, defenseless," the Deputy Prime Minister said.