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Russian ambassador is a no-show after Poland summons him over a missile that entered its airspace

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Russian ambassador to Poland did not show up Monday for a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry where he had been summoned because of a Russian cruise missile that violated Polish airspace on the weekend, the Polish ministry’s spokesman said.

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  • In tomorrow's news: Russian ambassador kicked out of Poland for failure to show up.

    And the day after: Putin threatens nuclear attack on Warsaw over anti-Russian actions.

  • So, assuming that this is intentional -- and it isn't impossible that it's just some kind of screw-up -- I don't think that it's normally considered acceptable to just refuse a summons. That's not a way to express disagreement.

    https://gpil.jura.uni-bonn.de/2020/07/summoning-or-inviting-an-ambassador-is-there-a-difference/

    There is no obligation under international law to comply with a summons, but failure to do so may prompt the receiving State to declare the head of mission persona non grata.

    And Poland is clearly hinting at that.

    Paweł Wroński, the Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters in a brief statement outside the ministry that Andreev did not come to the meeting, and that his failure to appear has led the Warsaw government to wonder “whether he is able to properly represent the interests of the Russian Federation in Warsaw.”

    That being said, I don't think that the Polish Foreign Ministry has this right, if it's saying refusing a summons is a violation of the Vienna Convention:

    Wroński said the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations “clearly defines the duties of an ambassador in a host state.”

    EDIT: Yeah, it was intentional:

    https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/25/russian-ambassador-ignores-polish-summons-over-missile-incident/

    Andreyev himself confirmed he had not visited the ministry, saying that Poland had not provided any evidence of the missile violating Polish airspace, reports Reuters, citing Russian state news agency Novosti.

    Wroński noted that the ministry would send a diplomatic note to Russia formally requesting clarification regarding the incident, which happened on Sunday morning amid the Russian bombardment of western Ukraine.

  • This is the best summary I could come up with:


    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Russian ambassador to Poland did not show up Monday for a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry where he had been summoned because of a Russian cruise missile that violated Polish airspace on the weekend, the Polish ministry’s spokesman said.

    Paweł Wroński, the Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman, told reporters in a brief statement outside the ministry that Andreev did not come to the meeting, and that his failure to appear has led the Warsaw government to wonder “whether he is able to properly represent the interests of the Russian Federation in Warsaw.”

    Wroński said the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations “clearly defines the duties of an ambassador in a host state.”

    The Polish Foreign Ministry had said it would “demand explanations” from Russia over the violation of its airspace — the latest of several incidents since Moscow launched its war against Ukraine more than two years ago.

    Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski informed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of details of the incident by phone on Monday, the ministry said in a statement.

    Sikorski stressed that Russia’s war against Ukraine also threatens the security of NATO member states, the statement said.


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