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Duda: Russian Allegations of NATO Aggression Reflect Soviet-Style Propaganda
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Polish President Andrzej Duda dismissed recent threats from Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), against Poland and the Baltic countries as typical Russian disinformation.
Duda made his comments at a press conference in Zagreb on April 15 following a meeting with Croatian President Zoran Milanović.
He was responding to Naryshkin’s statement that “Russia will respond with full force to a NATO attack on the Russian Federation or Belarus,” and that, in such a case, Poland and the Baltic states would be the first to suffer.
In response, Duda described Naryshkin’s statement as an example of “classic Russian misleading disinformation” that follows the Soviet school of propaganda.
He noted the contradiction in Russia’s actions, particularly its relocation of nuclear weapons to Belarus, bringing them closer to NATO and the European Union’s borders.
“Russia, which is behaving aggressively towards NATO and implementing its brutal and bloodthirsty imperialism, has been attacking Ukraine for three years,” Duda remarked.
He emphasized that NATO is a purely defensive alliance. “Everything NATO does is a response to Russian aggression. NATO has never attacked anyone and is not attacking anyone; it is an alliance that only maintains security,” Duda stated.
The Polish president called for calm and urged a continuation of the current policy course based on strengthening security and resilience.
“Strengthening Euro-Atlantic ties, modernizing our armies so that the deterrence potential is real in our countries – this is the only effective policy that should continue to be implemented calmly and consistently,” Duda said.
Duda also underscored the critical importance of NATO’s Article 5, which commits the alliance to mutual defense.
“It is difficult to imagine a situation today in which Poland or Croatia could independently acquire such military potential to defend themselves against a Russian attack,” Duda explained.
“Our presence in NATO and our joint readiness for mutual defense based on Article 5 is of fundamental importance.”
He added that the growing aggressiveness of Russia, both towards Ukraine and, rhetorically, other NATO members, has increased the need for preparedness.
In related news, the Security Service of Ukraine has detained nine FSB agents accused of planning terrorist attacks in central and eastern Ukraine. The agents were arrested during a special operation for plotting sabotage on behalf of Russia. Among the detainees were five minors, aged 14 to 15.
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