DISINFO: Warsaw is trying to declare a new Cold War on Moscow
SUMMARY
A complete absence of contacts between the heads of Polish and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs may be somehow forgiven, but the lack of consultations at the Foreign Ministry level can be considered only as a symptom of a new Cold War, which Warsaw strongly tries to declare on Moscow.
RESPONSE
This message is a part of the Kremlin’s recurring narrative about Poland deliberately worsening its relations with Russia.
The claim that Poland is trying to declare a “new Cold War” on Russia and to have the worst possible relations with this country is ungrounded.
Current issues in Polish-Russian relations are directly linked to Russia’s actions (violations of international law, historical revisionism, ungrounded expulsion of a Polish diplomat, to name a few).
On 22 September 2021, there was a meeting between the Polish and Russian Foreign Ministers Zbigniew Rau and Sergey Lavrov – they discussed the Polish Chairmanship in the OSCE in 2022.
The arrival of a new Polish Ambassador to Moscow illustrates that Poland is interested in having normal diplomatic relations with Russia. On 28 March 2021, the new Polish Ambassador to Russia gave an interview to Russian media, where he stated that Poland was open to dialogue with Russia.
The Polish authorities have repeatedly stated that Poland is willing to improve its relations with Russia – on the condition that Russia starts observing the regulations of international law. In a statement of 21 December 2019, the Polish authorities reiterated their openness to continue the historical dialogue with Russia, for example, through restarting the work of the bilateral Group on Difficult Issues.
See other examples of similar messages claiming that Poland has no reasons to have tense relations with Russia, but is only a US vassal state; Poland uses the situation around Navalny as a pretext for the next anti-Russian attack and the Polish Government deliberately worsens its relations with Russia.