The move-out of the Russian consulate in Poznań started on November 27, with signage removed and office equipment, appliances, and even the intercom being carried out.
As reported by Piotr Żytnicki, a journalist for Gazeta Wyborcza, Ivan Kosogonov, Russia’s consul general, left Poznań on Wednesday afternoon. Ten minutes later, a truck carrying furniture left this pleace.
No official decisions have yet been made about what will occupy the space in the future.
Ukraine has formally asked Poland to transfer the property to open its own consular office, and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has stated that Poland would approach the request "with the utmost sympathy."
During the relocation of the Russian Consulate General from Poznań, the informational plaque was removed from the building. This follows Poland's decision to revoke its approval for the consulate's operations due to Russia's war against Ukraine and other hybrid actions against EU countries (photo: PAP/Jakub Kaczmarczyk)
Former Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Poznań, Witold Horowski, told TVN24 that this solution would be desirable from a political and symbolic standpoint but emphasized that any transfer should be backed by concrete Ukrainian commitments regarding the building's use.
Currently, around 100,000 Ukrainians live in Poznań and the surrounding region. This number increased by 30,000 since late 2022, when about 70,000 Ukrainians lived there, marking a 50% rise compared to before the conflict in Ukraine.
Source: PAP/TVN24/GW/X/@PiotrZytnicki
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