“The situation is not comparable to 1939, for many reasons. Back then Poland was surrounded by two extremely hostile powers. Today, we are part of the most powerful military alliance in the world, and its leaders will emphasise that they will defend every inch of the land of a NATO member state” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The head of the Polish government stated that although “Russia is threatening, blackmailing, flexing its muscles” but the North Atlantic Alliance has shown enough determination in recent months to be in no doubt that it will not backtrack on Russian threats.
PM Morawiecki stressed that Poland’s increased security is also influenced by the growing strength of its own army, as well as the strengthening of NATO through the accession of Finland and Sweden.
Referring to the participation of Poland and Polish companies in the reconstruction of devastated Ukraine, Morawiecki said that one of the keys to the success of this process would be to accumulate enough resources to rebuild Ukrainian infrastructure as quickly as possible.
“During my many talks, the Ukrainian prime minister and president confirmed that Polish companies would be favoured in Ukraine. The law that the Ukrainian side is drafting will treat Polish workers and entrepreneurs in a very favourable way. This proves that Poland is a very welcome investor there”, noted the Prime Minister.
Mateusz Morawiecki emphasized that the economic sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with its aggression against Ukraine make long-term sense. “They are strong, but they will work in the medium and long term. They significantly weaken Russia’s economic potential and should lead to its isolation”, believes the head of the Polish government.
In his opinion, only those countries that are able to compete, to develop new technologies in cooperation with the most advanced countries and suppliers of these technologies, have a chance to climb the ladder of added value. “Russia is now depriving itself of this chance”, he added.
Adrian Andrzejewski