‘Paint was not thrown’ - Russian Ambassador shares details of incident in Poland

In Poland, Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreyev was not covered in paint, but rather syrup. He shared the details of the incident that took place in Warsaw during an interview on 'Russia 24.'

Earlier, it was reported that red paint was thrown on Andreyev when he was laying a wreath at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers.

‘None of our staff were particularly harmed, apart from being splashed with syrup,’ the diplomat said. He noted that the substance thrown on them had a sweet taste, leading them to conclude that it was syrup.

The ambassador stated that a broader range of events was initially planned, but the Polish Foreign Ministry advised the Russian side to refrain from them, citing the criminal code that prohibits propaganda of hatred, war, fascist, or totalitarian regimes. The Russian side deemed such statements nonsensical, but decided to abandon the events and limit themselves to laying flowers.

According to the diplomat, there was no police present at the site, whereas law enforcement should have ensured order during the events. When the ambassador arrived, he saw that there were several hundred aggressive individuals near the monument, armed with posters and loudspeakers.

‘And when my wife, some of our employees, and I tried to approach the monument to lay the wreath, they simply blocked our way, surrounded us, then raised a commotion and began to insult us, splashing syrup on us. Only after 10 minutes did the police arrive... When we realized they would not let us approach the monument, we had to return to the entrance of the cemetery, leave our wreath there, and only then did the police, to a good or bad extent, ensure a departure,’ the diplomat stated.

He emphasized that law enforcement was not able to ensure a proper departure either, as people were hitting the cars and tearing off license plates.