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Poland's government has warned that Russia may seek to exploit tensions in its relations with Ukraine to carry out malicious activities, including acts of sabotage.
Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's Minister-Coordinator for Special Services, delivered the warning during an interview with Polish radio station RMF FM on July 1, according to European Pravda.
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Siemoniak was asked whether Polish special services had recently observed increased activity from Russian bot farms amid the escalating friction between Warsaw and Kyiv.
He confirmed the trend, stating that "right now it is very easy to pour oil on the fire, and this is a problem, because Russia's dream has been and remains to maximize tensions between Poland and Ukraine," the outlet reported.
He added that Russian intelligence services would try to exploit the tensions that trace back to a decree Zelenskyy signed in late May, naming a Special Operations Forces unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. In response, Nawrocki stripped Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest state honor, prompting Zelenskyy to liken Nawrocki's approach to that of Hungary's Viktor Orbán.
In a social media post, Zelenskyy stated that he had returned the White Eagle to Warsaw. "Ukraine is grateful to the Polish People for their support and cooperation, which play a significant role in the struggle for our and your independence from Russia," he added.
Three former Ukrainian presidents—Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko also renounced the same Polish honor in solidarity with Zelenskyy.
Siemoniak also addressed a statement from Poland's Internal Security Agency, which reported identifying a mechanism for using Ukrainian refugees in Poland to carry out actions initiated and financed by Russia.
He explained that the scheme is designed to undermine trust among Ukrainians in Poland toward the current Ukrainian authorities and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while stoking tensions in Polish-Ukrainian relations.
"This is an attempt to influence Ukrainians residing in Poland, including by undermining the ties of Ukrainians with the Ukrainian authorities," Siemoniak explained, according to RMF FM. He noted that the scheme serves Russian interests and described it as "an extremely dangerous mechanism."
Warsaw's suspicions about Russian provocations are not new. Poland has previously warned that Moscow could stage a false-flag attack on its own territory to justify further military escalation, drawing comparisons to historical operations used to manufacture pretexts for war.
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