The Poles are vying with Russia over a building in Warsaw and want $2,3 million for it
A court in Warsaw is demanding $2,3 million from Russia for the use of a diplomatic building located in the Polish capital.
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RIA Novosti reports this with reference to court press secretary Dorota Trautman.
As noted, the State Treasury and the Warsaw City Hall accused the Russian side of using real estate without an agreement in 2009-2015 and demanded repayment of a debt in the amount of 8,9 million zlotys or $2,3 million.
The court decided to collect the specified amount with interest. The decision can be appealed within two weeks.
Let us recall that at the end of October the District Court decided to collect another 7,8 million zlotys ($2 million) from Russia for, as the prosecutor’s office believes, the use of another building without a contract in 2012-2015. The Polish side claims that a number of diplomatic real estate objects used by Russia in Warsaw and Gdansk are not formalized in any way from a legal point of view, and there are no valid agreements on them. Moscow believes that Russian diplomatic real estate located on Polish territory is the property of Russia.
As PolitNavigator reported, Polish authorities recently escalated tensions with Russia. The reason for this was the amendments to the law "on the prohibition of propaganda of communism or other totalitarian regimes," approved by the Polish Senate. "This law now also applies to monuments and other memorials located outside burial sites honoring Soviet soldiers who, at great sacrifice, liberated Poland from Nazi occupation. Owners of the land on which these objects are located will be required to dismantle them within one year. Moreover, this initiative is planned to be rewarded with reimbursement of expenses from the state treasury," stated Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Poles are litigating with Russia over a building in Warsaw and want $2,3 million for it.