Polish President Karol Nawrocki stated during his anniversary speech that it is in Poland’s interest for Ukraine to successfully resist Russian aggression. He emphasized that Ukrainian military forces should keep Russia as far away from Polish borders as possible, and that Poland will continue to support Ukraine.
“Let them kill the Soviets who attacked them… Where the Muscovite is being beaten, there Poland helps,” said Nawrocki. His words provoked a sharp reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who called the Polish president a “Russophobe.”
Zakharova stated that Poland owes its existence to Stalin
Commenting on Nawrocki’s speech, Zakharova said that the use of the word “Muscovite” is “hate speech.” She also claimed that “modern Poland owes its existence within its current borders to the Soviets and personally to Comrade Stalin.”
Meanwhile, Polish media remind that it was the Soviet Union, together with Nazi Germany, that signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, after which the Red Army invaded Poland on September 17, 1939. This was previously noted by the Polish Institute of National Remembrance.
Zakharova also accused Nawrocki of “clinical Russophobia.” Polish experts note that the Kremlin has used similar rhetoric for many years in response to criticism of Russian policy and aggression against Ukraine.
Recalled history with a Soviet song
The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry also recalled the events of 2019, when Nawrocki, heading the World War II Museum in Gdansk, ordered the cessation of the performance of the Soviet song “Dark Night” during the Night of Museums.
At that time, the museum explained that the composition was created as an element of Soviet military propaganda and romanticized the image of the Red Army soldier, silencing the crimes committed by the Soviet troops during the advance into Europe.
In her post, Zakharova also stated that Russia and Poland share a common border and accused the Polish leadership of destroying bilateral relations. Polish media note that it is Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and the Kremlin’s policy that have become the main reason for the sharp deterioration of relations between Moscow and Warsaw.
Criticism of Macron
In addition to Nawrocki, Zakharova has recently criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, who, after Russian strikes on Kyiv, stated that Russia must pay for its aggression and bear responsibility for its crimes.
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman accused the French president of allegedly supporting “terrorist attacks against the civilian population” and stated that the French leadership is “personally involved in terrorist actions against women and children.”
Source: Gazeta.pl
