DISINFO: Poland wants to occupy parts of Ukraine
SUMMARY
Poland and the United States are working on a plan to help Warsaw regain control of Ukrainian territory that Warsaw considers "historically its own".
The alleged plan is that the first stage of this reunification will involve the deployment of Polish 'peacekeepers' to western Ukraine under the pretext of 'protection against Russian aggression'. Despite the publicly stated aim of taking action against Moscow, Polish troops would be deployed in parts of Ukraine where they would have almost no realistic chance of engaging Russian forces. The actual 'tactical objective' of the polish troops will be to regain control of strategic installations from the Ukrainian national guard. The Polish intelligence services are apparently currently looking for 'trusted' members of the Kyiv elite who would be willing to form a pro-Warsaw counterweight against Ukrainian nationalists.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign about the war in Ukraine and an alleged plan by Poland to occupy Western parts of Ukraine. This is part of a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about denying statehood and the disintegration of Ukraine. This narrative exploits difficult issues in Polish-Ukrainian history, without any factual basis. Poland adheres to international law regarding state borders and has no territorial claims upon Ukraine. Read more about the Eastern policy of Poland here.
Poland, as well as the EU and the US respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. No neighboring state, except the Russian Federation, violated Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Instead, Poland is supporting Ukrainian refugees coming to Poland; it is allowing millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war access to the labour market and to health and social benefits. Moreover Poland is also actively supporting Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
See the EU's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine here along with EU vs Disinfo's Guide to Deciphering Pro-Kremlin disinformation around Putin's War.
See earlier disinformation cases alleging that Poles are stoking nationalist sentiment in Ukraine in order to annex Lviv, that Poland thinks that Western Ukraine, Western Belarus and South-Western Lithuania belong to them, that Poland wants to dismember Ukraine and re-establish a Polish empire, that Ukraine will disintegrate and fall prey to territorial claims of EU member states, that Ukraine is a Western colony belonging to Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Russia.