Poland and NATO have eyes on Western Ukraine – Belarus
Outside actors are plotting a takeover of Western Ukraine and Belarus, the Belarusian president claims
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has expressed concern over alleged attempts by Western countries to “dismember” Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing military operation in the country.
During a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Sochi on Monday, Lukashenko claimed that both himself and his host were concerned by the behavior of some Polish and NATO politicians. He especially cited the US-led military bloc's move to concentrate troops on the western borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
“The politicians are taking steps to dismember Ukraine. We are worried that they, the Poles and NATO members, are ready to come out, to ‘help’ in this way, to take away, as before 1939, Western Ukraine,” the Belarusian president said.
In his opinion, the West has “a similar strategy” when it comes to Western Belarus. He didn't offer evidence to back up the assertion.
“We are keeping our ears open,” Lukashenko said, emphasizing his belief that at some point Kiev may need Moscow and Minsk’s help to save Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Polish citizens would be granted a special legal status in his country, saying that “mentally, the Ukrainian and Polish people have been inseparable for a long time.” The news followed remarks by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who expressed hope that in the future there would be no borders between Poland and Ukraine.
2022年05月13日
ポーランドは狂ってきているウクライナ支援、ポーランド経済にも利益=モラウィエツキ首相首相は会見で「われわれは特定の省庁間でいくつかの協定を準備している。協定はウクライナを支援し、ポーランドに経済的刺激を与えることになる」と述べた。
ポーランドとウクライナ政府はこの日、国境や税関制度の合理化、企業間協力、ウクライナからポーランドへの電力輸出に向けた送電線の再開などで合意した。
WARSAW, June 1. /TASS/. Russian-Polish relations have dropped to a historic low, Russian ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"They [relations] have reached a historic low. There is practically no contact at the moment. There have been no political contacts at the ministerial level since 2014. And now there are no contacts at all, except for technical issues. There is no dialogue," he said.
As the ambassador pointed out, in the economic sphere, Polish companies that used to work in the Russian market are actively encouraged to leave this market, and many Russian companies in Poland are put on the sanctions list by the authorities.
"Our relations in all spheres, including culture, are tending toward zero," Andreev summarized.
When asked if he feels safe in Poland, the Russian ambassador answered in the affirmative. "For many years of my stay here, except for the situation of May 9, I have never encountered hostility from the Poles I’ve met," Andreev said.
According to him, after the May 9 incident, the embassy have been receiving daily "calls, letters of regret, apologies, etc." for a week. "So, in my opinion, the Poles' reaction was mostly adequate," he pointed out.
ワルシャワ、6月1日。/TASS/. セルゲイ・アンドレフ駐ポーランド・ロシア大使は1日の記者会見で、ロシアとポーランドの関係は歴史的な低水準に落ち込んだと述べた。
「彼ら(関係)は歴史的な低水準に達している。現在、実質的に何の接触もない。2014年以来、閣僚レベルの政治的接触はない。そして今は、技術的な問題を除いて、まったく接触がない。対話がないのです」と述べた。
大使が指摘するように、経済分野では、かつてロシア市場で活動していたポーランド企業が積極的にこの市場から撤退するよう奨励されており、ポーランドにある多くのロシア企業が当局の制裁リストに載せられている。
「文化も含め、あらゆる分野で両国の関係はゼロに近づきつつある」とアンドレフは総括した。
また、「ポーランドは安全か」という質問には、「安全だ」と答えた。「5月9日の事態を除いて、長年ポーランドに滞在しているが、出会ったポーランド人から敵意を向けられたことは一度もない」とアンドレフ氏は語った。
5月9日の事件後、大使館には1週間にわたって毎日のように「電話、遺憾の意、謝罪の手紙」などが届いているという。「だから、私の考えでは、ポーランド人の反応はほとんど適切だった」と指摘した。
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