“There is no reason not to believe that Rubtsov was used by the Russians to stir up public opinion in Poland. Hence my letter to the prime minister,” Maciej Świrski said on TV in Poland.
The head of the National Broadcasting Council sent a letter to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland about the case of GRU agent Rubtsov and his influence on the reality in Poland.
The National Broadcasting Council is ready to cooperate with the Prime Minister, in accordance with the law on the joint formation of the media order in Poland. (…) We are dealing with a unique case. An illegal Russian spy spent more than a year in the Polish media environment. He was recognized as his own by Polish journalists, the journalistic elite, by those who believe that they best represent the Polish raison d’être in the media. And after his arrest, these circles launched a furious attack on the Polish services and the Polish state, saying that in the person of Mr. Rubtsov, journalism in Poland is being prosecuted independently. Years later, it turned out that the man they were defending was a Russian spy. And it is so valuable that the Russians decided to exchange it for Western citizens
– said Świrski.
He wrote about fascism in Poland. (…) It shaped the image of Poland as a non-democratic country
– he added.
Accusation
Maciej Świrski drew attention to the fact that Rubcow had been building a network of contacts among Polish journalists for years.
A Russian spy is behind the accusations against Poland of a lack of democracy. For people who do not believe in conspiracy theories, this is a heavy blow to their way of thinking. Russia has been using active measures against Poland for at least a hundred years. (…) It was considered a conspiracy theory by many journalists in Poland. (…) That these are fairy tales. And from history we know, among other things: pacifist movements, the so-called Greens in Germany, that they were stimulated and inspired by Russian intelligence. Communist terrorism in the West was also sponsored by the Soviet Union. (…) There is no reason not to assume that Rubtsov was used by the Russians to stimulate public opinion in Poland. Hence my letter to the Prime Minister to jointly consider and take steps to ensure that Polish public opinion is not influenced by people who collaborate with Russian intelligence. (…) The question is how many people from the Polish journalistic community were friends with him and how many were consciously his collaborators
– argued the head of the National Broadcasting Council.
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Source: wPolityce
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