Kremlin says Poland could be ‘threat’ to Ukraine

According to Mr. Peskov, anti-Russian statements of politicians Poland show “open hostility”. He suggested that Poland could be a “threat” to Ukraine’s territorial integrity as Polish officials often refer to the fact that part of Ukraine’s territory includes “historic lands of Poland”. “.

“There have been very hostile words from Poland in recent months. Poland has been unfriendly for a long time, but in recent months they have become hostile, and in fact Poland. could be a threat to Ukraine’s territorial integrity,” the Kremlin spokesman said, according to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reuters

Stanislaw Zaryn, a spokesman for Poland’s security services, said Russia had been conducting a disinformation campaign against Poland over the past few days, saying that Poland could be a threat to territorial integrity of Ukraine.

“The purpose of Russia’s actions is to create distrust between Poland and Ukraine, as well as smear Poland, talk about Poland as a dangerous country causing conflicts in Eastern Europe,” he told Reuters. .

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said that Poland could dispatching troops to western Ukraine under the pretext of supporting Kyiv against Russian advances.

Meanwhile, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia, Ukraine and Belarus could then fight together against Poland to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Peskov declined to comment on Lukashenko’s statement.

Poland has become a leading country calling on the EU to increase measures punishment Moscow, urges NATO to send weapons to Kyiv since Russia launched “operation” military special” in Ukraine at the end of February.

Polish Environment and Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said earlier this week that “Poland is proud to be on the list of countries that are not friendly to (President) Putin”.