DISINFO: The Polish National Security Strategy promotes the American interests in Eastern and Central Europe
SUMMARY
The new Polish National Security Strategy is composed in such a way that an unprepared reader would start to feel that the very existence of the Russian Federation is a threat to the world. The content of this document shows that Poland was obliged to defend the interests of the United States in Eastern and Central Europe, expecting the USA to take responsibility for the security of Poland.
RESPONSE
A common pro-Kremlin narrative on “lost sovereignty” - in the case of Poland, this country is often presented as a “puppet-state” of the United States, which fully controls the domestic and foreign policy of this country. Poland is a sovereign state, which develops its own national security strategy, which is based on the national interests of Poland. The 2020 National Security Strategy of Poland states that the most serious security threat for this country is the neo-imperial policy of the authorities of the Russian Federation, pursued by means of military force (aggression against Georgia, illegal annexation of Crimea and military actions in eastern Ukraine). These aggressive actions of the Kremlin have violated the basic principles of international law and undermined the pillars of the European security system. See other examples of this message claiming that Polish policy towards Ukraine is shaped by the Americans, the US keeps Poland on a short anti-Russian leash, and Poland is a Trojan Horse of the United States.