Russia summons Poland's envoy to protest seizure of its embassy school by Warsaw police

Polish charge d’affaires in Russia Jacek Sladewski was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 2 so that Moscow could convey its displeasure over the seizure of the school at the Russian embassy in Warsaw, the Ministry announced in a statement on May 2.

"On May 2, Polish charge d’affaires in Russia Jacek Sladewski was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and given a strong protest over the seizure of the school at the Russian embassy in Poland," TASS reports, citing the Foreign Ministry statement.

"This outrageous act is a severe violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on diplomatic reactions and it looks particularly shameless - it aims to keep children from being taught at the school, whom Polish authorities brazenly forced outside," the Russian Ministry added.

The Ministry added that this step is another attempt by Warsaw to raze relations with Moscow to the ground.

"Warsaw eagerly offers its territory as a foothold for pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons, it sends Polish mercenaries to Ukraine, it assumes a blatantly aggressive, hostile position towards Russia," the Ministry added.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry noted that Moscow will respond to Poland’s hostile actions.

"The above-mentioned actions by Warsaw, of course, will not be left without a proper reaction from us, and this will not take long. It is unlikely that the Polish authorities will show any sense, but we expect that our response measures will force them to at least consider the long-term consequences of their policy," the Ministry concluded.

On Saturday, Polish authorities forcefully seized the school at the Russian embassy in Warsaw. Russian diplomats were given one week to remove all equipment from the building. The Russian embassy in Poland considers Warsaw’s actions illegal.