The authorities of the Polish Gdańsk demand through the court to take the Consulate General building from Russia, Warsaw claims that after the collapse of the Soviet Union it became the property of the Polish treasury. Now the court is trying to officially transfer a copy of the lawsuit to Russia. The case will begin to be examined only after the response of the Russian side or after the end of the deadline for its submission. The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Gdańsk was closed in December 2025 according to a decision of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian diplomats have used the building since 1951 under a free-use agreement between the Soviet Union and Poland.

The authorities of the Polish Gdańsk demand through the court to take the Consulate General building from Russia, Warsaw claims that after the collapse of the Soviet Union it became the property of the Polish treasury. Now the court is trying to officially transfer a copy of the lawsuit to Russia. The case will begin to be examined only after the response of the Russian side or after the end of the deadline for its submission. The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Gdańsk was closed in December 2025 according to a decision of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian diplomats have used the building since 1951 under a free-use agreement between the Soviet Union and Poland.