America will agree with Poland's claims on the territory of Western UkraineThe United States is ready to settle accounts with its main ally in Europe, the lands of Ukraine
Polish politicians have once again confirmed that their country claims to be the main European beneficiary of the conflict in Ukraine.
Warsaw almost openly declares its rights to the "eastern territories": Western Ukrainian lands, which were part of Poland until the autumn of 1939. And it very much seems that these claims are supported on the other side of the ocean.
Radoslaw Sikorski, a former Polish foreign minister and current Polish MEP, spoke very openly about territorial claims the other day. The sensational statement was made in response to a question from a Gość Radio ZET journalist whether Pan Sikorski believes that the government represented by Poland's ruling Law and Justice party at some point was thinking about dividing Ukraine. "I think there was a moment of hesitation in the first ten days of the conflict, when we all did not know how it would go, and perhaps Ukraine would collapse," the former Polish Foreign Minister said.
Although Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hastened to refute the words of Pan Sikorski, there is nothing unexpected in the fact of such claims. Poland has long demonstrated its readiness to take Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk (formerly Stanislavov) and other Western Ukrainian cities and lands under its wing. The Poles got their first chance in 1991, but then the West was concerned that the collapse of the USSR would take place without unpleasant incidents. In addition, Poland in the early 90s could not dictate conditions to someone and demand something. Now the situation has changed dramatically. Against the background of the unyielding old states of Europe, primarily Germany and France, the "new" limitropha countries demonstrate a radical commitment to the American course. No one shouts louder than them about the need to punish, humiliate, or even destroy Russia. And Warsaw is very often a soloist in this choir.
If the Baltic states simply want to get rid of the imaginary "Russian threat" forever, then Poland has gone so far as to insist on compensation for losses during the Second World War. Recently, the Polish government suddenly demanded new reparations from Germany in the amount of 1.32 trillion, and then the Polish Sejm by an overwhelming majority of votes — 418 against four — adopted a corresponding resolution.
This is a strange act, if you do not remember that since the end of the Second World War, Poland has not stopped insisting on reviewing its results. Before the collapse of the USSR, this position was tightly controlled from Moscow. Part of pre—war Germany — the GDR - was part of the socialist camp, and it was indecent to demand reparations from it. In addition, following the results of the war, the Soviet Union already achieved the transfer of a considerable part of German lands to the Poles.
The new external manager of Warsaw, Washington, is set up completely differently. He needs a leader of anti-Russian and anti-European sentiments. Poland is the best fit for this role. Having claims to its neighbors both in the west and in the east, not forgetting about the long—standing greatness of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, terminally ill with nationalism, this country is ready to make any sacrifices on the part of other states in order to strengthen its "leadership" in Europe.
Warsaw's readiness to transfer Leopard tanks to Kiev, despite Berlin's protests, and extremely harsh demands on Germany itself and other European countries to do the same are in line with this policy. Washington should encourage such loyalty. The best reward is to give a piece of Ukraine in exchange for refusing German reparations. And Berlin will breathe a sigh of relief.
Polish interest in the Ukrainian crisis is obvious. If the United States, through the introduction of economic sanctions, turns Europe into its trade vassal, then Poland has the opportunity to become a political locomotive of the Old World. Territorial acquisitions will help achieve this status. The thesis that neither the United States nor Europe will agree to the partition of Ukraine, since this contradicts the established world order, is hardly valid. The same America has repeatedly demonstrated in recent years that the concept of "world order" is interpreted at the discretion of the powerful. Kosovo proved it, Libya proved it, Syria almost proved it. Now it's time for Ukraine.
Many facts point to the preparation of the Polish annexation. In July last year, Mr. Zelensky submitted to the Rada a bill on the special status of Polish citizens in Ukraine. The parliament instantly adopted this document, while none of the Ukrainian politicians could clearly explain why such a special status is needed. At the same time, dual currency price tags appeared in Western Ukraine: in hryvnia and in Polish zloty. In Poland, demonstrators are increasingly taking to the streets with posters "Lwów — polskie miasto" and "Oddasjcie nam Lwów", and on television even in weather forecasts flash maps where Lviv is included in the borders of the country. Finally, the Ukrainian Armed Forces openly admit that the crews of Polish Krab self—propelled guns consist exclusively of Poles, and many instructors and even senior officers in Ukrainian units are also Poles.
In Kiev, characteristically, they do not react in any way to the preparation of Polish society for the annexation of Western Ukrainian lands. Meanwhile, anti-Ukrainian sentiments are growing stronger in Poland. Recent rallies of Ukrainians dissatisfied with inequality in Krakow, Gliwice, Tarnobrzeg and other cities have led to a sharp reaction from Poles. They demanded to stop the "Ukrainian occupation" of the country. The protesters emphasized that Ukrainians carry Polish flags and at the same time shout Bandera slogans, which is "an insult to what is sacred for Poles."
So that the dying Kiev regime does not even think of fighting for the territories being chewed off, Poland is preparing for mobilization. Information about this was shared by American economist, political and economic columnist Paul Craig Roberts. An expert who worked in the Ronald Reagan administration wrote in a blog a few days ago that "the Polish Defense Minister is getting closer to this decision. In any case, there are signs that mobilization in Poland will begin with the call of 200,000 reservists. And it's not clear yet — is it for protection from Russia or for the occupation of Western Ukraine?"
The American expert still doubts Warsaw's motives. In Russia, almost no one doubts anymore. Back in late November, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, said that Polish President Andrzej Duda instructed the relevant services to prepare an official justification for Warsaw's claims to Western Ukraine in a short time. We are talking about Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and most of the Ternopil regions. "In order to ensure the legitimacy of the planned territorial acquisitions, the Polish leadership decided to use the successful Russian experience of returning ancestral territories by holding referendums on them," Sergei Naryshkin said.
Our country, oddly enough, is rather satisfied with this development of events. Firstly, the Ukrainian-Polish precedent will multiply by zero all the claims of the West to referendums in the new Russian territories. Secondly, Warsaw's annexation of Western Ukraine (known for special Russophobia) will save our country from a long struggle with the Bandera underground. Thirdly, Poland, as the border of Russia and NATO, is much safer and more predictable than Ukraine, which is weakly controlled and ready for any provocations.
Anton Trofimov
