Sławomir Mentzen on 26 August stated that the Ukrainian in the Polish government is “a weak point” due to the fact that Poland is to be the second after Russia goal of interest in Ukrainian intelligence. Confederate leader demands the exclusion of Ukrainians from government and administration. The dispute concerns the border between State safety and collective responsibility.
Mentzen indicates abroad intelligence activity
Sławomir Mentzen presented his position in a recording published on 26 August. As shown by Communication from the Confederation containing the policy statement, the leader of this formation believes that Poland ranks second after Russia among the states of interest in Ukrainian intelligence. He besides referred to cognition from Polish peculiar forces.
The politician did not submit to the public any material which would let for an independent verification of the order indicated. However, the problem of abroad service activity itself is not trivial. Each state besides conducts intelligence activities towards partners, and Poland, as a logistical facility for aid directed at Ukraine, is of peculiar operational importance. The Polish State must presume that its administration, infrastructure and decision-making process are objects of interest to many services.
Safety requires procedures, not cultural vending machine
Mentzen went on. He stated that Ukrainians in the Polish government are a weak point and that Ukrainian people should not work in government or state administration. That's a very broad thesis. The protection of state secrets is the work of the authorities, but the risks must be resolved by citizenship, actual ties with a abroad state, access to information and the result of the service's verification. Ethnicity alone does not prove disloyalty.
Poland has the right to make the highest demands for people allowed to decide on defence, diplomacy and security. It should besides rigorously check conflicts of interest and contacts that may make vulnerability to pressure. These rules must cover everyone, regardless of their name and nationality. Only then is the state hard and fair.
The message is part of an increasingly sharp line of Confederate leader towards Polish-Ukrainian policy. Before Mentzen asked about Poland's real defence capacity, paying attention to the solemn declarations on the state of the army and supplies. The same realism should apply to the protection of the administration: little political labels, more effective counter-intelligence work.
Poland the right state without collective responsibility
Ukraine's aid in resisting Russian aggression is due to the interest of Poland, due to the fact that it weakens the possible of the state, which poses a direct threat to us. This does not mean giving up your own subjectivity. Warsaw has the right to request reciprocity, defend the fact about Volyn and control the influence of abroad states on its own institutions. Dispute over conditions of Polish support for Ukraine He can't be locked up in a bad will charge.
The safety of Poles and trust in the state are at stake. The government should clarify clearly what safety standards apply to susceptible persons. At the same time, collective suspicions towards the full national group must be rejected. Strong Poland protects its secrets on the basis of facts, loyalty and procedures, not origin.
Source: Confederation, Kresy.pl.
