Russia is seeking to intimidate Poles and weaken support for Ukraine through airstrikes near the Polish-Ukrainian border, while further provocations of this kind could take place on Polish territory, including under a “false flag.”
Former Polish Defense Minister Janusz Onyszkiewicz said this in a comment to Ukrinform, responding to Russia’s recent strikes near the Ukrainian-Polish border.
“Russia is not yet prepared to launch an overt attack on Polish territory as a NATO member state that it could openly acknowledge. However, covert attacks are possible, in which Moscow would deny any involvement. This would be a continuation of its policy of intimidating Poland and the Polish people and fostering resistance within Polish society to supporting Ukraine in this Russia-Ukraine war,” Onyszkiewicz said.
He noted that Russia cannot achieve its goals in the war directly on the battlefield and will therefore seek to do so by influencing public sentiment and opinion in NATO countries, particularly Poland.
“Poland is geographically closest to Ukraine and may therefore be the most vulnerable to such intimidation,” the Polish expert emphasized.
