Russian commander Ivan Paskevich counted on Polish surrender as his Polish counterpart, Jan Krukowiecki, was known to be a member of the moderate political forces, willing to negotiate with Russian tsar Nicholas I, who had been deposed from the Polish throne in January 1831 by the Sejm (Polish parliament).
Comandantul rus Ivan Pașkevici conta pe predarea polonezilor din moment ce omologul său polonez, Jan Krukowiecki, era cunoscut ca fiind un membru al forțelor politice moderate, dispuse să negocieze cu țarul rus Nicolae I, care fusese detronat de pe tronul Poloniei în ianuarie 1831 de către Seim (parlamentul polonez).