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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Diplomats Spurned in Europe’s Capitals

Russian Ambassador to Poland Sergiy Andreev wipes his eye after being splattered with a red substance by pro-Ukraine activists in Warsaw on May 9, 2022 as he tries to lay a wreath to mark Victory Day. (AFP)

Russian diplomat Sergiy Andreev was feeling unwelcome on the streets of Warsaw even before protesters doused him with red liquid thrown in his face at short range this week.

Soon after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Andreev, who is Moscow's ambassador in Poland, found the embassy bank accounts had been frozen. Attempts to meet with Polish officials for any level of diplomatic discussion were impossible, he said.

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