Legionella brought by refugees from Ukraine or mutated in an American laboratory, Polish mercenaries in Ukraine, environmental degradation by a dam on the border – such examples of lies or manipulation of facts are given by Stanisław Żaryn, government plenipotentiary for the security of the information space in a report on foreign media coverage.
Legionella and Russian propaganda
They can dynamically manage the context and give their own interpretations to actual events to discredit Ukraine or the Ukrainians in the eyes of the Poles
– this is how the government’s plenipotentiary for information space security assessed the activities of Russian propaganda in the report on the current situation submitted to PAP.
As an example, Żaryn cited a Legionnaires’ disease in Rzeszów, which used Russian propaganda to attack Ukrainian refugees.
The Russians propagated the lie that the bacteria was brought from Ukraine by refugees and that it is a creation of experiments in US laboratories
Zaryn wrote.
“Militarization of Poland”
According to him, Russian propaganda, supported by voices from Belarusian Minsk, also continues to intimidate with the outbreak of war, including nuclear war, due to the “militarization of Poland.” The Russian attacks on Poland’s image are based on lies about Poland’s alleged aggression plans against Ukraine, Russia or Belarus.
The Kremlin’s information efforts in this direction are constantly increasing the dynamics of its impact on selected groups of addressees
noted the minister.
Discrediting NATO forces
According to him, Russia continues to try to weaken Poland’s relations with their allies.
Recently, the influence apparatus of the Russian Federation discredited NATO forces stationed in the territory of the Republic of Poland with disinformation about the threat they would pose to Poland’s independence and security.
– said Stanisław Żaryn.
The so-called wire Polish mercenaries
In the situation report submitted on Saturday, Żaryn also states that the purpose of this operation is to instill fear and equate the defense policy of the Republic of Poland with provocative actions.
The Russians have significantly increased their information activity on the basis of the threads of the so-called Polish mercenaries in Ukraine. This is a continuation of a series of disinformation operations designed to create a false impression of the indirect involvement of the Polish army in the fighting in Ukraine.
says Zaryn.
Hitting the dam
The report also includes examples of propaganda content originating from Minsk.
Taking advantage of the role of the host of the Ecology Expo 2023 international exhibition, Minsk’s propaganda hit the information barrier at the Polish-Belarusian border. The Minister of the Environment has said that interest in “solving the problems caused by the construction of the fence in the Białowieża Forest
Zaryn notices.
There is also talk of a referendum
He also mentions content that appears in the foreign media as a threat.
Recently, there has been an attempt in the German media to discredit the planned referendum in the Republic of Poland, based on the false diagnosis that there is no discussion in Polish society about the issues raised in the referendum questions.
— took note of the Government’s Plenipotentiary for Information Space Security.
READ ALSO: ONLY WITH US. Stanisław Żaryn: “The process of destabilizing the elections is scheduled for many weeks. The Russians have already started implementing it. VIDEO wPolsce.pl
olk/PAP
Source: wPolityce