MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned against any attempts to appropriate the Russian consulate building in Gdansk.
"We would strongly advise the hotheads in Poland, apparently on the verge of blowing their top, to carefully consider all the potential consequences if anyone attempts to pull something like this, to lay hands on Russian property," she said at a briefing. "There have been plenty of examples of how Russia responds, and how painful it can be for those who commit unlawful acts against our country," she said at a briefing.
The diplomat pointed out that the building of the consulate, which was shut down by decision of the Polish authorities, belongs to Russia. "This property was transferred to the USSR for indefinite and free use in the postwar period, in exchange for a historic building that had belonged to the Russian Empire’s consulate since the 18th century, and later to the USSR, which was destroyed during combat operations in World War II," Zakharova said
Earlier, the Polsat TV channel reported, citing the Gdansk city hall’s press service, that Polish officials attempted to enter the former Russian consulate building and seize property, but were prevented from entering.
