In the center of St. Petersburg, Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski was attacked by a group of aggressive individuals who surrounded the diplomatic representative and tried to hit him.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred on November 16, Gazeta Wyborcza reports<\/a> .<\/p>\n Krajewski arrived in the city to meet with the local Polish community on the occasion of Poland\u2019s Independence Day. As the ambassador and consul Jaros\u0142aw Strycharski headed to the local basilica around noon, a group of protesters with anti-Polish and anti-Ukrainian posters blocked his path.<\/p>\n The attackers tried to attack the diplomat, but the State Security Service officers intervened in time and physically stopped the aggressors. A source in the Polish Foreign Ministry described the situation as \u201cthe most serious such incident in many years,\u201d emphasizing that only the quick actions of the security guards prevented the ambassador from being beaten.<\/p>\n Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewir confirmed that the incident was officially raised during a meeting with the Russian charge d\u2019affaires on November 19. According to him, the Russian side responded that such incidents \u201cshould not occur.\u201d<\/p>\n Recall, the head of the Bureau of International Policy under the President of Poland, Marcin Przydach, stated that there will be no return to the previous format of relations with Ukraine<\/a> . According to him, Warsaw expects greater reciprocity from Kyiv in matters of historical memory, economic cooperation, and mutual interests.<\/p>\n At the same time , the number of hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland has increased sharply<\/a> . Since the beginning of 2025, the number of such incidents has increased by almost half compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n Also follow \u201cPryamim\u201d on Facebook<\/a> , Twitter<\/a> , Telegram<\/a> , and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n What do you think about this?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4e Treason<\/p>\n \t0%<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4d Victory<\/p>\n \t0%<\/p>\n \u270a Struggle continues<\/p>\n \t0%<\/p>\n \t