DISINFO: Poland is dreaming of its imperial past, planning to overtake Ukraine
SUMMARY
The Polish Army’s statement about the massive Russian missile strike on Ukraine is sent to all the sides interested in the continuation of the conflict – basically, to the entire West. The Poles are one of the main beneficiaries of the conflict in Ukraine. Poland continues to dream of its imperial past when it was a powerful Rzeczpospolita, and Ukraine was part of it. Today, Poland would not mind taking over Ukraine again.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative presenting Poland as an aggressive anti-Russian state with imperial ambitions.
Poland adheres to international law regarding state borders, fully supports the independence and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries, and it rejects any “imperial” ambitions towards other countries. Poland, as well as the EU and the US, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. No neighbouring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine’s territorial integrity in a display of imperial, revisionist aggression.
Read more about the Eastern policy of Poland here.
See our in-depth debunk of the pro-Kremlin claims of Polish historical revisionism as well as All roads lead to Poland.
See other examples of similar messages claiming that Polish authorities are obsessed with the idea of reconstruction of a modern Polish Empire and Megalomaniacal Polish politicians realise their plan of “Drang nach Osten” in Belarus.