First, Marcin Wyrwał asks Gen. Gromadziński whether he believes in the lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine. — Looking at Russia’s history, it is hard to believe in any area with its neighbors. Russia always affects neighboring countries. Today, there are signs of a truce between Russia and Ukraine. Will it last? They'll show the final negotiations. Things are changing. From utmost pessimism to talks in the Oval Office, it was now optimistic. The United States restored military and intelligence support to Ukraine. But let us not forget the most crucial player in this arrangement, Russia,” notes the general.
The owner of the podcast Marcin Wyrał reminds that Yuri Uszakov, advisor to Vladimir Putin, said that the proposed temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, is to give only a respite to the Ukrainian army. In the guess: "we as Russia do not want to let this Ukraine". That's why, according to her, Putin won't accept American proposals.
Gen. Gromadziński emphasizes that negotiations may inactive surprise us. Why?
Because Trump was changing the kind of subduing United States abroad policy. “We were utilized to political negotiations that were going on behind the scenes. In public space, only statements have been made that the positions of the parties are converging, that they express their willingness to cooperate, and so on. Trump runs it differently, he's acting as hard as he does in business. This achieved what he wanted in relation to Ukraine, i.e. access to uncommon earth deposits — says Gen. Gromadziński.
— We forget that Russia has its own uncommon earth resources. China besides has access to its own deposits, in addition, it controls deposits in Africa. The United States, as a global power, has a problem in this field. Hence Trump's determination to negociate with Ukraine, but besides on Greenland, which has even more resources for these elements," he adds.
According to the creator of the Iron Division, But Putin will not agree to NATO troops in Ukraine. At most it will let troops from China, India or Brazil to appear on the line of demarcation. “This is how Putin starts building a field for negotiations that moved from Ukraine to Russia. To be honest, Trump put Putin very nicely against the wall. The leader of Russia now has a very hard situation. If he doesn't agree to a truce, there'll be consequences. He besides sees Trump if he announces something, then he does it. In my opinion, the next fewer days will bring very interesting decisions,” says Gen. Gromadziński.
How to conduct military training? Gen. Gromadziński: The devil is in the details
When asked about Prime Minister Donald Tusk's proposal on mass military training of Polish citizens, however, he stated that "we have already brought to the discussion that the times of peace have passed, so we must prepare our defence strategy accordingly." “I am a supporter of the universal work of service to the country, but not in the sense we know from the time erstwhile the primary military service was bound,” says Gen. Gromadziński.
So how should this strategy be organised? To begin with, in his opinion, young people should put themselves on military commissions where they will be seen. There they get a warrant to receive a compulsory, several-month training within three, 4 years.
— We're talking state service here. That's why young people should choose the kind of troops they want to go to. I besides believe that due to spiritual beliefs, belief or attitude can be trained in a hospital, fire department, or police. It's crucial due to the fact that we gotta talk about serving the state, not just the military. Let's look at Ukraine, where the full country fights. We request an electrician to make the cities have power after the rocket attack. An engineer who can rebuild damaged infrastructure, wellness services, etc. All of these people must be prepared to act both in peace and in war,” the general emphasizes.
He adds that local governments will play an crucial function here. — The mayor, the politician or the voivode will indicate people who are essential in the civilian protection system, so they should not be subject to compulsory military training, but to fulfil this work in a different way, says Gen. Gromadziński. — If we have 1 electrician in the municipality and he is called into the army as a cook, then the effect for our safety will be poor. But for the structure of the municipality this man will be important. So let us build a strategy so that we can distribute all these resources across all areas that are crucial for building the resilience of the state,” explains the general.
However, those who undergo compulsory military training — in his opinion — up to 35 years of age should stay in reserve. This means that they will be conducting military training all year for respective weeks from their specialization in the position as a private. “If a man is bound by the army, we show him the way. To do that, he must have a reserve strategy built. Here again we must think widely. It is about building reserves for the army, but besides for the police, fire department, and wellness care,” says the general.
Edyta Żeła reminds us that professional soldiers begin to fight, and the reservists end up questioning whether our army has adequate trained reservists to fill the gaps in case of war. General, he admits it's not good. However, it offers a solution.
“If we presume that our troops from the east border to the Vistula are on top readiness, completed at 90%, then the remaining 10% is an active reserve which, on command, is placed in units within 24 hours. However, units from Vistula to Oder must be completed at 50-60 percent. They should have a second-class reserve that has 3 days to appear. That's what we should put in reserve units and build a reserve corps. The point is that editor Wycz, after having received military training, knows that he is serving in the first company, the 3rd battalion, the 16th brigade, and that he is assigned to 15 years as a private, explains the general.
He adds that if the army in editor Wyrwale could see potential, he could get a proposal to postgraduate from the juniors' reserve school. Then, in his unit, he will step into the position of a deputy reserve officer, and he will regularly focus on training.
Gen. Gromadziński admits that the government task on civilian training is simply a step in the right direction. “I will not criticize him due to the fact that I think this is an urgent request today, but the devil is in the details. I don't imagine the first-line units on the east wall would halt doing what they were created to do, that is, to defend themselves, and take care of reservist training. specified training should be carried out on the western wall. We request to build a training base there,” he stresses.
Gen. Gromadziński besides refers to the thought of training parliamentarians. — Everything about security, I accept, but alternatively of the field, I would give them a mandatory higher defence course at the Academy of War Art. Let them know the secrets of planning, the military organization. This will give them a completely different position and awareness of how it works, says the military.
Gen. Gromadziński on the proposal of president Duda. Sceptical consequence Failed
The General besides comments the proposal of president Andrzej Duda to the United States concerning the transfer of atomic weapons to Poland. “We don’t request atomic weapons due to the fact that we don’t have the means to carry them. It is about building an atomic umbrella, as a safety warrant for Poland. However, it is not essential to carry any weapon elements to this end," he said.
At the end, Marcin Ripped, asked the general how he felt about described by Onet past related to the failure of mini-tank, which by train left the depot in Hajnówka and alternatively of the depot in the Bridges, after over a week they were again in Podlasie at the Ikea factory. In addition In the course of a journalistic investigation, it turned out that the site of the explosives retention was very poorly guarded and there were no anti-drone systems. The podcast leader wanted to know whether the location of the explosive depot just off the border with Belarus was not a risky idea.
— This is simply a problem the army has been incapable to solve for years. After the break-up of the Warsaw Pact we found infrastructure after the erstwhile system. The warehouses were on the right side at the time. The operational troops were on the west wall due to the fact that they were going west. But past changed course. Now the operating troops are in the east, and the depots have not been able to choice up for 30 years and decision west. But this has to happen. In addition, General Krzysztof Radomski had already postulated this a fewer years ago, which is why ammunition began to be carried to the west. And how, you have already described it," said Gen. Gromadziński.
