WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Polish authorities accused a Russian journalist working for a pro-Kremlin news agency of posing a threat to Poland’s security, saying Wednesday that he should lose his right to reside in Poland and the European Union.
The case comes amid tensions between the West and Russia over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. Poland is one of the most outspoken European voices in favor of sanctions against Russia.
There are still more questions than answers at this point surrounding the case of Rossiya Segodnya agency journalist Leonid Sviridov.
Poland’s Internal Security Agency declared him a “danger to the Polish state” last year. The Foreign Ministry stripped him of his journalist’s accreditation and the Warsaw regional governor’s office opened an investigation.
The regional authorities said Wednesday that after months of investigation they agree with the security agency’s assessment of Sviridov and that he should be stripped of his right to remain in Poland.