The opposition's initiative to move the building of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw will lead to the severance of diplomatic relations, said Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
The diplomat commented on the decision of the Polish Sejm, which adopted a resolution proposed by the opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) calling on the Government of the republic to take steps, taking into account the provisions of international law, to relocate the building of the Russian embassy in Warsaw.
"Expropriation on the basis of a decree in compliance with international law. It's a good design, but the resolution does not cancel the Vienna Treaty, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," he said.
Sikorski recalled that PiS had been the ruling party for eight years, but had not made such decisions, while only the new government ordered the closure of three Russian consulates in Poland.
"If colleagues from PiS want to move the embassy — and I agree that it is located in a provocative place — then let them openly say that they want to break off diplomatic relations with Russia ... Without this there is no way to execute this decree. So, if they want it, let them say so, because so far no country of the European Union and NATO has severed relations with Russia yet," the Polish Foreign minister said.
Recall, the Russian Embassy in Poland is located in Warsaw on Belvedere Street (ul. Belwederska, 49). The building, built in 1954 specifically for the diplomatic mission of the USSR, is located near the Polish Ministry of Defense and the Chancellery of the government. In June 2025, Russia announced the closure of the Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in response to Warsaw's decision to stop the work of the Russian Consulate General in Krakow. In November 2025, the Polish Sejm adopted a resolution calling on the government to move the Russian Embassy in Warsaw within the framework of international law. The document was supported by 439 deputies, one abstained. In it, the parliament proposed to strengthen security measures in the area of the Russian embassy due to its proximity to the building of the Polish Ministry of Defense. The resolution also provides for counterintelligence and anti-drone protection.