Karol Nawrocki, a Pisov presidential candidate with a shady past and contacts with the alleged half-world, referred to his position towards Ukraine and the answer of the Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs (MFA) to his earlier statements. The candidate clearly emphasized that Poland's interests are overriding for him, even if his words rise opposition in Brussels, Kiev or the Kremlin.
Critical position towards Ukraine
The Ministry of abroad Affairs of Ukraine powerfully condemned earlier statements by Karol Nawrocki, in which he pointed out that Ukraine should not become a associate of NATO or the European Union until it settles the hard past. However, the presidential candidate himself remains unmoved.
"I see 1 interest, for me it is the interest of the Polish state", Nawrocki stated in consequence to the allegations of the Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs. "My only commitment is Poles. And what he thinks about this propaganda in Moscow, what he thinks about this Kiev, is not my commitment, my commitment is Poland," he added, clearly cutting off from external pressures.
Relations with Ukraine and a hard History
Nawrocki emphasizes that his position, although critical of Ukraine, is justified in the interests of Polish national interests. Among another things, he pointed to unresolved issues related to the exhumations in Volyn. "My clear anti-communism and the realization of the rations exclusively of the Polish state does not exclude critical words, in this peculiar context of the exhumation in Volyn, or our relation with the Ukrainian state," he noted.
For Nawrock, relations with Ukraine must not be without reflection on history. The candidate argued that even in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine Poland cannot quit defending its interests and historical truth. "It is possible to be an anti-communist who does not gotta prove after so many years of his activity that he disagrees with the Russian communicative and can criticize relations with Ukraine, even at specified a dramatic minute as the Russian Federation's attack on Ukraine, seeking the interests of the Polish state," he stressed.
Russian propaganda attacks
The candidate besides recalled his long-standing commitment to combating the remnants of russian propaganda. As he noted, his actions repeatedly sparked the reactions of Russian media. "I will remind you that erstwhile I was manager of the planet War II Museum and thanked the provocateur artists who played Russian tunes on the night of the museum, I was besides curious in Russian public tv and the press, demonizing me as a man who has no sensitivity appropriate to the Russian state," he said.
He added that Russian media repeatedly referred to his actions, specified as the overthrow of russian propaganda objects. "I am a individual pursued by Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation. There were days, even weeks, erstwhile I was a hero of the Russian press and public tv ... I functioned as a clear anti-communist, which I stay to this day," Nawrocki stressed.
Political strategy or national priority?
Karol Nawrocki's harsh statements are controversial, especially in the context of the current geopolitical situation. For many Poles, his position is simply a proof of the integrity and concern for the sovereignty of the country. On the another hand, critics accuse him that specified rhetoric can weaken Poland's relations with Ukraine at a crucial minute in its fight against Russian aggression.
One thing is certain – Karol Nawrocki does not intend to give way to his position, and his statements clearly indicate the precedence of the interests of the Polish state, regardless of the opinion of abroad capitals.
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The precedence is the interest of Poland, not Ukraine! Nawrocki comments on the crude attacks of the Ukrainian MFA
