Everything that the ruling party has said and done thus far confirms that it’s doubling down on its suggestion that the opposition will implement a post-modern Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact if it returns to power, which will deprive Poland of its sovereignty while leaving its borders intact. Observers will find out in less than two months during…
The recent worsening of Poland’s ties with Germany and Ukraine, which is partly attributable to the ruling party’s electioneering strategy, just led to those two entering into a military partnership. Germany’s promised military patronage of Ukraine poses no threat to Poland, but is intended to help Kiev diversify from its disproportionate strategic dependence on Warsaw…
Casual observers might be shocked by the Polish leader’s candidness, while Kiev’s supporters might accuse him of “betraying” their regime after becoming the first Western leader to debunk its top two lies nowadays, but his words weren’t unprovoked nor said in a vacuum. The background is that political ties between these wartime allies have tremendously…
These pragmatic intentions are being made public at this particular time to exploit the opportunity presented by rapidly deteriorating economic and political ties between Poland and Ukraine. Zelensky is supposed to be a Polish ally and Lukashenko an enemy in the eyes of many Poles, yet the roles are now being reversed after the Belarusian…
The stickers themselves were in English, not Polish, and said “We are here. Join us.” The QR code that was printed on them then sent folks to a Russian-language website. This is highly suspicious. If Wagner really wanted to recruit Poles, then they’d write their appeal in Polish, not English. They also wouldn’t link to…
A self-sustaining cycle of mutual mistrust is beginning to infect bilateral ties, but this was inevitable owing to their contradictory national interests on some sensitive issues and the lack of any pressure valve for responsibly managing this in public like other partners have. Poland is unlikely to back down from defending its integrity in the…
