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He added that in 2016 the Russian Federation had been ordered to pay more than 31 million zlotys ($7.4 million) plus interest for illegal occupation of the site. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski stressed on his Twitter account in the evening that the school building "has no diplomatic status and is not protected by any immunity". Men carried a bag and a box with a Cyrillic text written on it from the site of the Russian high school © Jaap Arriens / AFPįor several hours, trucks with diplomatic plates evacuated various objects from the building.
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"Seeing that we were not going to withdraw, the Russian side, represented by the deputy ambassador, gave us back the keys," he added.ĭuring the day, people could be seen leaving the building, some carrying cardboard boxes, bags and bin liners full of belongings as they were ushered off the premises. We had to call a locksmith who, thanks to his tools, allowed us to enter the site," Bratek was quoted by the PAP news agency as saying. "Initially, the Russian side refused to open the gate and doors. On Saturday afternoon, Warsaw's Deputy Mayor Tomasz Bratek announced that the city authorities had "taken possession" of the building. "Our priority is ensuring the safety and the interests of our employees and their families." 'No diplomatic status' The school will continue to operate in a different part of the Russian embassy's premises, he added. Moscow's envoy, Sergei Andreyev, also denounced Poland's intervention as an "illegal" intrusion on a diplomatic facility, saying teachers and staff lived on the building's grounds. The ministry promised a "harsh reaction and consequences for Polish authorities and Poland's interests in Russia". "We regard this as yet another hostile act by the Polish authorities and a blatant violation of the Vienna Convention of 1961," Russia's foreign ministry said. Poland says there is a huge disparity in the number of diplomatic buildings each had in the other country. The spokesman for the municipality was unavailable for comment. "This building belongs to the Warsaw City Hall," Polish foreign ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina told AFP, adding that the move followed a bailiff's order. The spat over the 1970s multi-storey building has been going on for a year.
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