DISINFO: NATO gives Warsaw a false sense of security and will lead to destruction of Poland
SUMMARY
The Polish authorities are preparing the country for war with Russia [...]. The Polish citizens have been offered to join the Army program "Vacations with the Army".
For a long time, militaristic statements have been a norm for the Polish authorities. On the background of the unprecedented NATO activity near Russia's borders, Prime Minister Tusk claimed that Europe had entered a "pre-war era". Meanwhile, Poland's play on the American team could lead to the liquidation of this country. Today, NATO membership gives Warsaw a false sense of total impunity. Thus, the fantasies of President Duda and other Polish politicians will destroy Poland, not Russia.
RESPONSE
This message is a part of the Kremlin’s widespread disinformation narrative about aggressive and militaristic anti-Russian Poland.
The Polish Army program “Vacations with the Army” is aimed at strengthening the Polish defence capacities – it is not a preparation for any alleged aggressive anti-Russian actions.
The ongoing modernisation of the Polish Army and purchases of advanced military equipment is the Polish response to the current security crisis taking place in Eastern Europe – this situation is a result of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
NATO made a decision to deploy Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) forces in the Baltic states and Poland during the NATO summit in Warsaw in 2016. The purpose of the deployment was “demonstrating the strength of the transatlantic bond, and making clear that an attack on one Ally would be considered an attack on the whole Alliance”. The decision was following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.
The 2020 National Security Strategy of Poland states that the most serious security threat for this country is the neo-imperial policy of the authorities of the Russian Federation, pursued by means of military force (aggression against Georgia, illegal annexation of Crimea and military actions in eastern Ukraine).
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