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Warsaw has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Poland after President Vladimir Putin threatened Poland and claimed it was eyeing territory in Ukraine and Belarus.
After the arrival of 5,000 Wagner fighters into Belarus following their short-lived mutiny, Poland said it would move troops to the border.
Putin reacted aggressively, saying Poland was about to occupy western parts of Ukraine and was "dreaming of Belarusian lands," threatening to respond with force.
“The western territories of present-day Poland are a gift from (Soviet tyrant Joseph) Stalin to the Poles, have our friends in Warsaw forgotten about this?” he added. “We will remind you.”
"Stalin was a war criminal responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Poles," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on July 21.
"The historical truth is not subject to discussion," he added.
Russia has regularly threatened Poland and the Baltic states with military force. Putin has also been sabre-rattling using nuclear weapons on multiple occasions.
Poland has been one of the key backers of Ukraine in its defensive war agaisnt Russia.
Morawiecki said in an interview published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on June 4 that Ukraine deserves a quick path to NATO membership given that it "fights in the interests of NATO."
According to Morawiecki, Ukraine fights on behalf of the military alliance "in the sense that they are defending against this brutal Russian force which would jeopardize many other NATO countries," even though it is not yet a NATO member.
For this reason "they deserve to be presented with a very quick path to NATO," the Polish Prime Minister said.
MercantileReptile on July 23rd, 2023 at 13:48 UTC »
Imagine having to be a diplomat for this guy.How would you even begin to dress that nicely? Likewise, Putin likely intends this for domestic consumption, but does he have any idea how that is viewed abroad?
Dude seems to think himself scary, whereas Ukraine has embarrassed him to the bone.Now he just seems like a chihuahua with nukes.
Shebaangs on July 23rd, 2023 at 13:32 UTC »
I support Poland's deployment of armored and mechanized forces close to the border, along with the construction of numerous logistics hubs and an overlapping air defense system; I dare Russia to even consider trying to dent any of it.
sadetheruiner on July 23rd, 2023 at 13:29 UTC »
Putin is doing a great job making more NATO members. Like there’s got to be some point where he realizes he can’t make the USSR again without pushback from half the world.