Janusz Korwin-Mikke published on September 17 the entry "I greet Moscow", causing outrage to politicians. The date was peculiarly painful: that day was the 87th anniversary of the russian assault on Poland. The photograph attached to the entry was considered generated by AI, but the politician himself confirmed his stay in the Russian capital.
Moscow precisely 17 September
Janusz Korwin-Mikke posted on the platform X a brief greeting from Moscow on the day Poland recalls the victims of the 1939 russian aggression. It wasn't just a calendar term. On 17 September it is besides Sibirak Day, and the memory of deportations, prisons and crimes of the russian Union remains part of the Polish state's ration.
Virtual Poland stated, citing the findings of TVN24 writer David Rydzek, that the photograph attached to the entry was generated by artificial intelligence. This is an crucial correction, but it does not change the fundamental fact. Korwin-Mikke later wrote about going to Moscow and staying at the medical facilities there. The dispute does not concern only the image, but consciously the location, date and communication.
Political reactions and informing of the MFA
Euro MP Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz described the publication as "a spit on Poland". Euro MP Dariusz Joński asked for payment in rubles, and abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski recalled the authoritative informing for travellers. Ministry of abroad Affairs advises against all travel to Russia due to the war in Ukraine, the designation of Poland by Moscow as an unfriendly and very limited anticipation of consular assistance.
The accusations of backing stay political comments, not a fixed fact. It needs to be made clear. However, there is no work to pretend that the entry itself is an innocent postcard. In politics, the symbol and date are important, especially erstwhile the author has been speaking on Russia for years. Korwin-Mikke previously presented Russian weakening of Ukraine as beneficial to PolandAlthough specified reasoning ignores the increasing force of the aggressor at our border.
National realism does not mean indulgence to the Kremlin
The Polish right has a work to look at abroad policy coolly. That is why it cannot confuse realism with a pose that gives Moscow easy propaganda material. Russia wages war in Ukraine, hits infrastructure close to the Polish border and tries to undermine the memory of its own crimes. A day earlier, the Russian threat launched emergency procedures in Poland.
On September 17, Moscow again attempted to impose its version of the story. Russian MFA denied the character of russian aggression against Poland. In specified an environment, the public "hellos from Moscow" of Polish politics are not a demonstration of independence. They blur the boundary between sovereign judgement of the situation and disregard for national memory.
There is no request to repeat the narration of the government or to presume uncritically all Brussels position in order to realize the basic hierarchy of loyalty. Polish politicians should start with their own interests. The memory of September 17 is part of this business, due to the fact that it teaches what naivety towards imperial Russia ends.
Rate for Poland
The provocation gives the author temporary publicity, but the bill pays the public debate. Poles request a serious discussion on the defence of borders, the resilience of the state and conditions of peace in Ukraine. Instead, they get a motion that shifts attention from the Russian threat to a individual spectacle of 1 politician.
Freedom of expression includes the right to print unreasonable content. However, it does not defend against a factual assessment. National realism requires memory, discipline and designation of the opponent. Those who search applause in Moscow on September 17, do not strengthen Polish sovereignty. It weakens the seriousness of the substance on which our safety depends.
Source: Interia Events, Virtual Poland, inPoliticy.pl
Source: Interia Events
