Poland PM Donald Tusk accuses Russia of Warsaw shopping centre fire

Donald Tusk says the massive Warsaw blaze was "for sure" ordered by the Russian special services.

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In a post on X, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland knows "for sure" that the blaze at the Marywilska shopping centre was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services.

Some of those responsible are already in custody, Tusk added, while all the others alleged to have been involved have been identified and are being searched for.

Moscow has not commented on the allegations, but has previously denied accusations of sabotage in Europe.

The fire in May 2024 destroyed 1,400 small businesses, with many of the staff there being members of Warsaw's Vietnamese community.