In the new issue of the weekly magazine “Sieci”, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki clearly indicates which side of the political stage is pursuing Russian interests in Poland: the documents signed by Tusk, business relations, consent to cooperation with the FSB, statements – all this clearly indicates who played for Russia – emphasizes the former Prime Minister.
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“Mr. Tusk, enough fraud!”
In the election campaign of Donald Tusk’s camp, Law and Justice was presented as a pro-Russian party. This is quite a surprise, especially considering that a few years ago political opponents launched a campaign against PiS to warn about the danger of cooperation with Russia. This topic was commented on in “Sieci” by Mateusz Morawiecki in a conversation with Jacek and Michał Karnowski (“Mr. Tusk, enough fraud!”).
This is a classic situation where a thief shouts, “Catch the thief!” As I understand it, the proof of our pro-Russian attitude in this sick story is a trip to the still besieged Kiev with the participation of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński and myself? Hand over 300 tanks and a lot of other equipment to the attacked Ukrainians at the decisive moment? Friendly opening of Poland’s borders to people who fled the war and offering them assistance? Organize the region and Europe to support Kiev? Digging the Vistula Spit? Fighting against Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 at a time when Tusk’s friends were pushing for these investments? In any honest conversation, the shamelessness of this lie is revealed after a minute
– says the vice president of PiS.
It is difficult to forget that Donald Tusk is known for his pro-Russian policies, which he mainly expressed during his government in 2007-2015.
Those governments primarily pursued the objectives of German policy and the European mainstream, and at that time there was not only a fashion for a reset with Putin, but above all a plan for an economic model based, among other things, on cooperation with Russia. It can be described in a few words: cheap energy from Russia, cheap labor from Central and Eastern Europe, an almost free defense umbrella from the United States, plus production transferred to China at high margins. It was the German, Dutch, Austrian model – they all stood around this big valve ceremoniously opening Nord Stream. And Tusk was a political subcontractor here
– explains the former President of the Council of Ministers.
“War on the Cross”
The controversial order from the mayor of Warsaw fits into the broad context of the campaign against the Catholic Church, which has been gaining momentum for several months. Goran Andrijanić notes in the article “The War on the Cross” that it can be assumed that Rafał Trzaskowski’s actions have not only a political dimension.
Removing crosses and instructing officials to use female names and the form of the name that transgender people themselves indicate (because such instructions on how to deal with customers are included in the regulation) – this is what Trzaskowski wants for the residents from Warsaw. (…) However, it is not just about his political career. His war against the cross as a spiritual and cultural symbol of what Poland has been for centuries has a much deeper dimension than the political ambitions of a ‘smiling’ progressive liberal from Warsaw. This is a kind of new phase of the culture war in Poland
– emphasizes the columnist of the weekly magazine “Sieci”.
It is also worth realizing that the war in defense of the cross is not limited only to the spiritual and cultural dimension. It also requires legal action.
‘The ugly sentiment of the Israeli ambassador’
The death of a Polish activist who, as part of the humanitarian activities of the organization World Central Kitchen, was involved in helping Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, caused an uproar in public opinion. However, great outrage was caused by Yakov Liwne, the Israeli ambassador, who stated that “the far right and left in Poland are accusing Israel of deliberate murder during yesterday’s attack, which resulted in the death of members of a humanitarian organization, including a Polish citizen . .” As Jakub Augustyn Maciejewski notes in the article “The ugly sentiment of the Israeli ambassador”… not only was the word “sorry” not spoken, but the ambassador also attacked the Polish political scene.
Maciejewski cites more shocking statements from the Israeli ambassador, noting that Liwny’s attitude toward Poland may stem from his past.
Liwne is the son of a Red Army officer who took part in World War II. The future diplomat was born in Moscow in 1967, where he spent the first seven years of his life, but seems to have at least a sentimental bond with Russia. Even before the invasion of Ukraine, he told the Russian media about his family, which represented the Soviet position on World War II. Immediately after graduating, Livne worked for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked in the Russian sector for many years. During Yeltsin’s time, he was the press spokesman for the embassy in Moscow, and later worked in the Department of Foreign Affairs dealing with Eastern Europe and then Eurasia. […] In 2020, Livne participated in a session of the Valdai Club, a Putin think tank that develops the Kremlin’s international policies
– wrote Maciejewski.
We also recommend articles by: Konrad Kołodziejski “Brain Reset”, Marek Budzisz “Aborting the construction of the CPK plays with Polish security”, Stanisław Janecki “Presidential acceleration”, Jan Rokita “Arrests the Prime Minister of Israel?”, Grzegorz Górny “A new star or a political meteor?”, Dariusz Matuszak “Recurrence of Ursula?”, Aleksandra Rybińska “The Dutch windmill of changes”. Also worth recommending is Dorota Łosiewicz’s conversation with the head of the Law and Justice parliamentary club, former Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak: “This government should apologize to us”, or Maciej Walaszczyk with Ryszard Czarnecki, Britain’s Law and Justice candidate. Poland in upcoming European Parliament elections: “The EU has made a big mistake.”
In addition, the weekly also contains commentary on current events by Krzysztof Feusette, Dorota Łosiewicz, Bronisław Wildstein, Marta Kaczyńska-Zielińska, Wojciech Reszczyński, Andrzej Rafał Potocki, Aleksander Nalaskowski, Samuel Pereira, Andrzej Zybertowicz.
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Emma Matthew is a political analyst for “Social Bites”. With a keen understanding of the inner workings of government and a passion for politics, she provides insightful and informative coverage of the latest political developments.