Russia Mulls Severing Ties With Poland As US-Supplied HIMARS Deployed Near Kaliningrad
Russia is mulling extreme diplomatic measures as its relations with Poland continue to spiral related to the Ukraine war and US military build-up in the region. Throughout the Ukraine war Poland has been among the most hawkish and outspoken anti-Russia voices within NATO.
Russia’s ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev issued fresh statements in response to Poland’s prime minister saying it would be “easy” to kick the Russian ambassador out of his country. Andreev said there “was always a possibility” that ties could be severed when asked by reporters about the renewed diplomatic spat. “Whether it becomes reality depends on the decisions of our leadership and the Polish authorities,” he said in an interview, translated in Russian media.
But the latest development could be taken as even more of a direct threat to Russia, given Warsaw has just received its first shipment of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), What’s more is that Polish leaders say the launchers are to be deployed near the country’s shared border with Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania