The 68th Congress of the International Police Association was held in Kraków from 17 to 21 September 2025, with representatives of 65 countries taking part.
Ivan Sardak, Head of the IPA Russian Section, addressed the discussion on the proposed exclusion of the IPA Russian Section by video link.
The vote produced the following result:
39 countries voted against exclusion;
11 countries voted in favour of exclusion;
7 countries abstained.
The proposed exclusion of the IPA Russian Section from the international police community was therefore not adopted.
In a country where Russophobia is running high and political rhetoric about a so-called Russian threat is being intensified, there are nevertheless forces in the world that do not share this position…
And one such force is police solidarity, whose common enemy is international crime. 🤝
“People-to-people diplomacy” has acquired particular meaning, relevance and value in our time.