NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the abolition of the NATO-Russia Council, informing the alliance's foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced the abolition following the meeting.

"Among the formal decisions, I ask you to note the Secretary General's statement that the Russia-NATO Council no longer exists." - Sikorski stated at a press conference broadcast by TVP Info.

According to him, this decision became the reality the Polish government had been seeking. Sikorski explained that the Council was created during a time when it seemed possible to build European security jointly with Russia, but those days are over. Now, security is being built against Russia, the Polish minister emphasized.

The Russia-NATO Council was established in Rome in 2002 as a forum for consultations on security issues, arms control, and incident prevention. Following the events of 2014, its work was suspended, leaving only political dialogue. In May 2025, the United States proposed resuming meetings within the Council to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, but the initiative was not pursued.