DISINFO: Poland wants to seize Western Ukraine and Western Belarus
SUMMARY
The Poles want to take over Western Belarus and Western Ukraine and dominate there. This is unacceptable. If the Poles enter Ukraine and try to occupy the western part, we (Belarus) will support the Ukrainians because we understand that we will be next.
RESPONSE
Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative presenting Poland as an aggressive anti-Russian and anti-Belarusian 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.
The claims that Poland was involved in unfriendly actions towards Belarus or that it has some aggressive geopolitical plans towards this country are unfounded. Poland is a neighbour of Belarus and continues to support the Belarusian people.
See our in-depth debunk of the pro-Kremlin claims of Polish historical revisionism as well as All roads lead to Poland.
See other similar cases: Polish authorities are obsessed with the idea of reconstruction of a modern Polish Empire; Megalomaniacal Polish politicians realise their plan of “Drang nach Osten” in Belarus; President Duda made Polish territorial claims on Belarus and Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania directly sponsor extremist actions against Belarus; Poland and Lithuania send Belarusian opposition instructions on how to make explosives.