Starting January 10 next year, Russia will close Poland's Consulate General in St. Petersburg and expel three diplomats. This was announced on December 5 on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The corresponding note was handed over to the Polish side today by the Russian diplomatic department. This measure is a response to the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Poznań on November 30 under a "fabricated pretext." Three Polish diplomats were declared personae non gratae "on the principle of reciprocity" and are required to leave Russia by January 10, the Foreign Ministry clarified. The ministry also promised to continue responding firmly to any unfriendly actions from Warsaw. Polish authorities announced their decision to close the Russian Consulate General in Poznań at the end of October. Around the same time, Warsaw decided to expel ten employees of the Russian diplomatic mission, including three diplomats. Today, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski threatened to close the remaining Russian consulates if "terrorist acts and sabotage" continue. Currently, there are two Russian Consulates General operating in Poland — in Kraków and Gdańsk, along with the consular section of the embassy in Warsaw. In Russia, in addition to the one in St. Petersburg, Poland maintains consulates in Kaliningrad and Irkutsk.