FM: Poland closes Russia’s final functioning consulate in Gdańsk

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced that his country is closing Russia’s remaining functioning consulate in Gdańsk.

At a press conference, Sikorski said that he had decided to withdraw his consent for the Russian consulate in Gdańsk to operate, stressing that Moscow would receive an official note within hours, Caliber.Az reports, citing Rzeczpospolita.

Sikorski added that the decision comes in response to “Russia’s acts of sabotage.”

“In response to the attempted arson attack on a paint factory in Wrocław, I decided to close the Russian Consulate in Poznań. Later, we had an arson attack on a large shopping complex on Marywilska Street. I then decided to further reduce Russia's diplomatic and consular presence in Poland. I withdrew my consent for the Russian Consulate in Kraków to operate,” he recalled.

FM also emphasised that Russia not only did not cease, but that these attacks are escalating.

Since the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland has positioned itself as one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters within NATO and the EU, heightening Moscow’s sensitivity to Warsaw’s role.

In October 2024, Poland announced it would close the Russian consulate in Poznań, citing suspected sabotage activities linked to Russia.

Russia retaliated shortly afterwards by closing Poland’s consulate general in St Petersburg and declaring several Polish diplomatic staff “personae non gratae.”

In May 2025 Poland ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Kraków after authorities tied a major arson attack at a Warsaw shopping complex to Russian intelligence operations.

Moscow described Poland’s diplomatic escalations as part of a “Russophobia” campaign and said relations had “completely deteriorated,” following Warsaw’s decision to withdraw consent for the Russian consulate in Gdańsk.

By Jeyhun Aghazada