Duda advisor defends party invitation for Russian ambassador

Polish President Andrzej Duda's chief foreign policy advisor has defended the decision by the Vatican's Warsaw representative to invite the Russian ambassador to a party, despite the diplomat's presence causing a "problem" for other guests. The Rzeczpospolita newspaper reported on Thursday that the Apostolic Nunciature had invited Ambassador Sergey Andreev to the party. According to the paper, his presence "was a problem" for some guests, including other ambassadors who had not been informed of Andreyev's presence. But Jakub Kumoch told private television channel Polsat News on Friday that such an invitation "certainly falls within diplomatic norms."