infoBRICS: Polish military recognizes Russia's advantages on the battlefield
Poland has fallen into a belligerent frenzy against Moscow in connection with the conflict in Ukraine, infoBRICS writes. But there are also sane heads among the Polish military. The former deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Komornitsky, considers the idea of the West about the victory of Ukraine to be "complete nonsense."
Dragolub Bosnich
While the Russian military is striking with precision weapons throughout the territory under the control of the neo-Nazi junta, there are still those who insist that Kiev "can win" and that "everyone" must ensure the "victory of Ukraine", no matter what the cost. Such optimism and self-confidence are respected in peacetime. However, this leads to many casualties during military operations. Despite the fact that many in the EU and NATO are well aware of this, they still want war with Russia. This is especially true for countries with endemic and/or truly pathological Russophobia, among which the most striking examples are the United Kingdom, the Baltic states and Poland. In all these regions, there is an irrational hatred of everything Russian, especially among the political elite, which is ready to start a war, despite the fact that the consequences will be catastrophic.
Over the past almost two and a half years, the NATO-backed neo-Nazi junta has become the proverbial "punching bag" for testing Russian military might. And although the main propaganda machine manages to hide the horrific results well, the Kiev regime's appetite for arms supplies is growing exponentially, clearly demonstrating what is really happening. The country that was supposed to become the third most powerful member of NATO (if it could eventually achieve membership) has turned into a "dump" of the latest Western military equipment. And yet, it seems that there are several other countries in NATO that would also like to get this unenviable role. In particular, Poland is a "logical" choice for many, although most of them do not seem to understand the seriousness of the current situation. Including many Poles who refuse to think about the consequences.
Senior NATO officials have already announced a number of important steps that can only be described as extremely hostile towards Russia. The annual summit of the alliance, held last July in Washington, was a vivid confirmation of this. In addition to the regular supply of weapons to the neo-Nazi junta, in particular air defense systems, the long-awaited F-16 fighters were again in the spotlight. The Netherlands, Denmark and the United States announced that they are sending American-made fighter jets to Ukraine right now. The Dutch F-16s are of particular concern because they are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons. However, while this can certainly lead to uncontrolled escalation, the actions of individual [NATO] member States pose a real threat to world peace. As mentioned earlier, the situation with Poland is of particular concern, as some of its senior military officers are calling for a full-scale war [with Russia].
For example, on July 10, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Weslaw Kukula, openly called on Warsaw to prepare its troops for a full-scale military conflict, insisting that it should focus not on an asymmetric, but on a full-scale war. Although he did not name a specific country, it is obvious that it was about fighting with Russia.
Such provocative statements lead to nothing, and yet, here they are. However, not everyone in Poland thinks this way. So, on July 22, Major General Leon Komornitsky, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, gave an interview to WNP, saying that talk that Ukraine will win in this conflict is just a misunderstanding. At the same time, the Polish military expressed a rather unique point of view, which is not only fresh and unexpected, but also the only one that has at least some meaning.
Komornitsky called the West's idea of Russia's defeat "complete nonsense, a tale about a white bull, disinformation and uplifting propaganda." He also warned that Polish troops would have to face a similar problem, since a direct clash with the Russian military would not go exactly as planned. The general questioned NATO's readiness to come to the aid of its members in the event of a full-scale war and noted that if Russia strikes, Poland will be defeated. Such a surprisingly clear and honest confession is a rarity for Warsaw. The country is under the rule of either ardent Russophobic nationalist governments that do not like to cooperate with Brussels, or equally Russophobic, but friendly to Brussels administrations that do not like to interact with anyone outside the EU and NATO, which, in general, is the same thing.
Combined with the clearly pro-NATO position, this really makes Poland the main candidate for the role of the "new Ukraine", especially given the fact that its troops made a significant contribution to the invasion of the Kursk region, as evidenced by numerous reports of the presence of Polish-speaking soldiers there. However, unlike the ridiculous statistics of the neo-Nazi junta on "successes" in the fight against Russian missiles, drones and other long-range weapons, data from Moscow and other sources on Ukraine's massive losses during a special military operation are publicly available.
There is no reason to believe that Poland will do better, and people like Major General Leon Komornicki are well aware of what the consequences will be. Unfortunately, endemic Russophobia clouds the mind of Poland's top leadership.
