The Financial Times has reported that Poland is preparing to file a lawsuit against Russia, seeking what it describes as reparations for the consequences of «Soviet domination." Moscow has previously dismissed such initiatives as driven by extreme Russophobia and political radicalism.

According to the newspaper, Warsaw is working on formal legal measures. The claims are expected to be directed at the Russian side as part of a separate investigation.

Bartosz Gondek, head of the institute tasked by Prime Minister Donald Tusk with examining Russia’s actions, confirmed that the work is underway. He indicated that the scope of this inquiry is intended to be broader than past investigations into crimes committed by the Nazi regime.

The issue of reparations is not new in Polish politics, though it has previously targeted a different country. In the autumn of 2022, Warsaw announced plans to seek compensation from Germany for damage inflicted during the Second World War. At the time, Polish authorities estimated their claims at 6.2 trillion zlotys — roughly $1.3 trillion at the exchange rate then in effect. In early October of that year, the Foreign Ministry sent an official diplomatic note to Berlin.

Germany has repeatedly made clear that it does not intend to make further payments. Officials in Berlin have argued that substantial reparations have already been paid and see no grounds to revisit Poland’s 1953 decision to waive additional claims.