02.05.2023, 10:55
Poland admitted that it could demand reparations from Russia
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Warsaw may demand reparations from Russia, the head of the Bureau of International Policy of the Office of the President of Poland Marcin Przydac said in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper.
"We believe that we can start a dialogue with Berlin, but with Putin it is a different civilization. As soon as success is achieved with Germany, the next step may be the beginning of such a discussion with another oppressor," he said, answering the question why Warsaw does not demand reparations from Russia.
The Polish authorities in October last year demanded 6.2 trillion zlotys (about 1.3 trillion dollars) from Germany as reparations for damage from World War II, but Germany refused to discuss this issue.
Berlin stressed that quite large reparations had already been paid and there was no reason to question Warsaw's refusal to pay in 1953.
At the same time, Polish politicians have repeatedly taken the initiative to demand money from Russia. In September last year, this idea was supported by the country's President Andrzej Duda, and in October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic reported that the agency would calculate losses during the Second World War and demand compensation from Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called these initiatives inadequate and lying in the field of political fantasies. As noted in the diplomatic department, Poland is trying to solve its own internal political problems by turning to "historical revisionism." In the Kremlin, Warsaw's statements were considered rabid Russophobia and "unhealthy political extremism."
The Red Army liberated Poland from Nazi invaders in 1944-1945. Soviet losses in this operation amounted to more than 600 thousand people. In addition, the USSR provided great assistance in the post-war reconstruction of the republic. In Warsaw alone, Soviet specialists eliminated tens of thousands of mines, restored bridges and roads. Food, coal and kerosene were donated to the population. At the same time, the Soviet military did not interfere in the internal way of life of the Polish people.
"We believe that we can start a dialogue with Berlin, but with Putin it is a different civilization. As soon as success is achieved with Germany, the next step may be the beginning of such a discussion with another oppressor," he said, answering the question why Warsaw does not demand reparations from Russia.
The Polish authorities in October last year demanded 6.2 trillion zlotys (about 1.3 trillion dollars) from Germany as reparations for damage from World War II, but Germany refused to discuss this issue.
Berlin stressed that quite large reparations had already been paid and there was no reason to question Warsaw's refusal to pay in 1953.
At the same time, Polish politicians have repeatedly taken the initiative to demand money from Russia. In September last year, this idea was supported by the country's President Andrzej Duda, and in October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic reported that the agency would calculate losses during the Second World War and demand compensation from Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called these initiatives inadequate and lying in the field of political fantasies. As noted in the diplomatic department, Poland is trying to solve its own internal political problems by turning to "historical revisionism." In the Kremlin, Warsaw's statements were considered rabid Russophobia and "unhealthy political extremism."
The Red Army liberated Poland from Nazi invaders in 1944-1945. Soviet losses in this operation amounted to more than 600 thousand people. In addition, the USSR provided great assistance in the post-war reconstruction of the republic. In Warsaw alone, Soviet specialists eliminated tens of thousands of mines, restored bridges and roads. Food, coal and kerosene were donated to the population. At the same time, the Soviet military did not interfere in the internal way of life of the Polish people.
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