Donald Tusk said on September 1, 2026 at Westerplatte that Nazi Germany and russian Russia were liable for the nightmare of planet War II. The Prime Minister urged the West to solidarity with Ukraine, real alliances and strengthening the Polish army. For Poland, the hazard is to avoid loneliness from 1939 and the ability to defend itself.
Germany and russian Russia are liable for the tragedy of Poland
The celebrations of the 87th anniversary of the outbreak of planet War II began on 1 September at 4.45 on Westerplatte. Donald Tusk recalled that work for the disaster falls on Nazi Germany and russian Russia. That clear name of the perpetrators matters. Poland's historical memory cannot be blurred by convenient formulas about a nameless conflict, which supposedly simply swept over Europe.
The Prime Minister besides pointed to the loneliness of Polish soldiers and the passiveness of the free planet against the expanding aggression. Communication from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister combines this lesson with the current war in Ukraine: Russia is an aggressor and the assaulted state cannot be left alone. That diagnosis is correct. Russian imperialism poses a direct threat to Poland's security.
Solidarity must be based on Polish strength
Tusk talked about the request for real alliances and his own defence capabilities. This is where the line between liable politics and an empty ritual runs. The Alliance has value erstwhile the military, ammunition, an efficient state and political readiness to defend their own territory are behind it. Poland cannot depend again on promises made in abroad capitals.
Support for Ukraine is in the Polish interest, due to the fact that it binds the aggressive forces of Russia distant from our borders. However, this does not mean giving up the cost account, control of expenditure or precedence of safety of Poles. The aid is intended to strengthen the strategical position of the Republic. It cannot replace the expansion of our army, civilian defence and the arms industry.
The hazard is not abstract. Russia may effort to test the credibility of Article 5 NATO, which is why Poland needs the ability to respond immediately before a full allied device starts. Westerplatte resembles the price of the delay. The heroism of a soldier is the foundation, but the state has a work to give him weapons, facilities and an effective plan.
Reparations stay a substance of Polish legitimacy
On the same morning president Karol Nawrocki spoke on Westerplatte about German reparations. This thread cannot become a footnote to the comfortable communicative of European reconciliation. The designation of the work of Nazi Germany must have a dimension of memory, fact and material redress. The president indicated that reparations should service to strengthen the Polish army.
Soviet co-responsibility besides requires consistent reminder. Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact and ZSRS aggression on Poland On September 17, 1939, they belong to the core of the fact about the beginning of the war. We must not let modern Russia to present the russian Union solely as the liberator of Europe, but for its earlier alliance with the 3rd Reich and the crimes committed in Poles.
Munich Lesson and Rate for Poles
The Prime Minister appealed to the policy of concessions symbolized by the Munich Agreement of 1938. The proposal is up to date: the aggressor treats weakness as an invitation to another demand. But moral outrage cannot be the answer. Decisions are needed to measurement the condition of the Polish army, the resilience of infrastructure and the continuity of energy supply and arms supply.
For Poles this means a very circumstantial rate. It is about household safety, the sustainability of the state and the right to decide erstwhile and how we usage national resources. Tusk's words of Westerplatte should be accounted for according to this criterion. Poland is expected to support those attacked and build alliances, but its first work remains specified a force that will deter the aggressor without waiting for individual else's consent.
Source: To Things, KPRM, City of Gdańsk, IPN
Source: To Things
