DISINFO: Poland prepares cannon fodder for a pre-emptive strike on Russia
SUMMARY
The conscription service in Poland will be compulsory – is Warsaw preparing cannon fodder for the war with Russia? The Polish generals started to talk about the need for a ‘massive reserve’ for the Armed Forces. Poland and NATO do not get tired of talking about the ‘Russian threat’, but are they preparing for something bigger, such as NATO’s pre-emptive strike [on Russia]?
RESPONSE
Poland is repeatedly presented by pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets as an aggressive anti-Russian NATO ‘outpost’ and a country which allegedly poses a security threat to Russia. This is in line with how pro-Kremlin outlets portray NATO and Western countries as aggressive towards Russia. See our article All roads lead to Poland.
Poland has no hostile agenda towards Russia, and it does not plan any type of military aggression against this country.
Since the outbreak of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014, the Polish authorities have repeatedly appealed to NATO and the USA to increase their military presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank. The American military presence in Poland protects this country from possible Russian hostilities and improves the national security of this country.
The Polish authorities perceive Russia as a security threat because of their aggressive actions, in particular in Ukraine and all over Eastern Europe.
See other examples of similar messages accusing Poland of having an aggressive anti-Russian agenda here.