Women take part in a protest in front of the Consulate of the Russian Federation in Gdansk, northern Poland, 20 April 2022. Women protest against alleged rapes of women and children in Ukraine by Russian soldiers. Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February resulting in fighting and destruction in the country, and triggering a series of severe economic sanctions on Russia by Western countries. EPA/Adam Warzawa POLAND OUT 
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he would withdraw consent for the functioning of the consulate in response to an explosion on a railway line that Poland has blamed on Russian intelligence.
The Kremlin has responded to the allegation by accusing Poland of "Russophobia".
Asked about the consulate closure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Relations with Poland have completely deteriorated. This is probably a manifestation of this deterioration - the Polish authorities' desire to reduce any possibility of consular or diplomatic relations to zero.
"One can only express regret here... This has nothing to do with common sense."
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov, writing by Mark TrevelyanEditing by Andrew Osborn)