We must invest in the resilience of society and state structures. We must be aware that we will be exposed to aggression with instruments below the war threshold – says Deputy Minister of National Defense Marcin Ociepa in an interview with the weekend “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna”.
In an interview with “DGP”, the deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense stressed that “we must prepare for a protracted conflict beyond our eastern border”.
The heroism of the soldiers
This stalemate at the front is the result of the heroism of Ukrainian soldiers and the significant hardware support of the West. Because of this, Russia cannot win
he assessed.
He added that Russia “has much larger reserves, especially human ones.”
And that means the conflict will drag on. The lessons for us are that we need to invest in the resilience of society and state structures. We must be aware that we will be exposed to aggression with instruments below the war threshold. For example, through disinformation or cyber attacks
Ociepa explained.
Russia is approaching through Belarus
To the journalists’ comment that the Kremlin is consistently striving to include Belarus, the Deputy Minister of National Defense replied that “we observe the progressive vassalization of this country – the presence of Russian commanders in military units or in power structures is clear.”
Minsk and Moscow form combined tactical formations. It must be said frankly: Russia has already come much closer to us
he said.
According to Ociepa, “our army must number 300,000. soldiers”.
Therefore, two new divisions will be created that will strengthen our deterrence potential in the Belarusian direction. Hence the purchase of an unprecedented number of tanks and artillery, including missiles, which are a response to the threat to the Brest Gate. The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is good news for us, as it extends the pact’s border with Russia in the north by 1.3 thousand kilometres. km. This will bind the Kremlin’s troops in the Finnish direction
– paid attention.
When asked whether the government and the opposition should conclude a non-aggression pact on security and military matters in the face of these challenges, the deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense recalled his constant insistence.
I believe a new dichotomy is emerging: in responsible politicians who want a sovereign Poland with tight borders, whose army is being expanded, and those who wave the hand at it because they have no imagination. And here many opposition politicians have a chance to go down in history. The ball is in their court because they should abandon the logic of total denial
he noticed.
When asked if our army can be expanded to 300,000. soldiers without restoring general conscription, Ociepa replied that “we have restored basic military service, but voluntarily.”
We estimate that 25,000 people would benefit each year. people. The idea turned out to be a hit. Last year even more people signed up for the service than we had planned
– he said.
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Source: wPolityce