Event 877

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Directly stated by post author citing official decisions and prior closures, cross-validated with user engagement; detailed factual references to the events support the claims.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Poland's Foreign Minister revoked the consent for the operation of the Russian Federation's consulate general in Kraków, citing Russian intelligence involvement in a recent arson attack in Warsaw. This comes after the earlier closure of another Russian consulate in Poznań linked to espionage activities.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-12T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official social media post by Marek Kowalski citing Polish Foreign Ministry actions.",
    "Reference to prior closure of Russian consulate in Poznań over espionage."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Today, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski decided to revoke the consent for the operation of the consulate general of the russian federation in Kraków.",
    "The decision is linked to evidence of the involvement of russian intelligence services in the arson attack on the shopping center on Marywilska Street.",
    "In October of last year, Minister Sikorski also ordered the closure of the consulate general of the russian federation in Poznań, following the disclosure of the consulate's involvement in espionage activities."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Arson, Espionage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official social media post by Marek Kowalski citing Polish Foreign Ministry actions.",
            "Reference to prior closure of Russian consulate in Poznań over espionage."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Poland",
      "notes": "Foreign Minister Sikorski issued public statements announcing closures.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Poland shuts ??Russian consulate in ??Krakow linked to 2024 arson",
  "headline": "Goodbye Lenin: Poland Revokes Operation of Russian Consulate in Kraków Over Intelligence Involvement in Arson Attack",
  "is_continuous": false,
  "location_text": "Kraków, Poland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_877_1763941415_f0c0d85f.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Poland closes another consulate tied to ??Kremlin intelligence; calls grow to shut all in region.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marek-kowalski-adwokat_standwithukraine-humiliaterussia-poland-activity-7327659108738732035-xGEo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAANaXcBRLWrAWnJVmJInqw4xjbrFpHmGJE"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Poland closes Russian consulate in Kraków after evidence ties Russian intelligence to arson attack in Warsaw.",
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marek-kowalski-adwokat_standwithukraine-humiliaterussia-poland-activity-7327659108738732035-xGEo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAANaXcBRLWrAWnJVmJInqw4xjbrFpHmGJE"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "PL",
  "Attack Type": "arson, espionage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "12-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marek-kowalski-adwokat_standwithukraine-humiliaterussia-poland-activity-7327659108738732035-xGEo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAANaXcBRLWrAWnJVmJInqw4xjbrFpHmGJE",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Poland shuts ??Russian consulate in ??Krakow linked to 2024 arson",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Poland closes another consulate tied to ??Kremlin intelligence; calls grow to shut all in region.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}