DISINFO: The Polish Army is becoming a NATO’s fist aimed at Russia and Belarus
SUMMARY
The revival of militaristic Poland in the worst traditions of Piłsudski is now the main goal for contemporary Polish leadership. These dreams of the Polish authorities will come true – in the coming years, we will see the deployment of American tactical nuclear weapons on Polish territory.
The Polish statement that this country is ready to become a centre for the maintenance and modernisation of American Abrams tanks and tank ammunition reflects the growing military ambition of Poland to become an American “observation point” in Europe, replacing such countries as France and Germany, which once dominated Europe.
In the nearest time, there may appear one or two full-scale US Army bases in Poland. There is a plan to increase the size of the Polish Army to half a million soldiers, transforming this country into “NATO's strike fist aimed at Russia and Belarus".
RESPONSE
This message is a part of the Kremlin’s widespread disinformation narrative about aggressive and militaristic anti-Russian Poland.
The claim that Poland modernises and develops its Army because the Polish authorities want to use the Army for aggressive actions against Russia and Belarus is unfounded.
The ongoing modernisation of the Polish Army and purchases of advanced military equipment is a Polish response to the current security crisis taking place in Eastern Europe – this situation is a result of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The 2020 National Security Strategy of Poland states that the most serious security threat for this country is the neo-imperial policy of the authorities of the Russian Federation, pursued by means of military force (aggression against Georgia, illegal annexation of Crimea and military actions in eastern Ukraine).
See other examples of similar messages claiming that constant intimidation with Russia is used to make Poland economically dependent on the USA, the Polish authorities created an insane hysteria of intimidation with Russia, used for the needs of domestic politics and the Polish authorities want to use the Army to fight domestic riots, not Russia.