Armed Forces General Staff Ukraine On 15 August 2026 he expressed his wishes to the Polish Army and thanked Poland for its support since 2014, especially after the Russian invasion of 24 February 2022. This is an crucial gesture: Kiev reminded that Polish safety and opposition to Moscow have a common historical core.
Wishes for the Polish Army
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine turned to the Polish Army on the day of his feast on 15 August, on the anniversary of the winning Warsaw Battle. According to Polsat News, the Ukrainian side congratulated the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, the Polish nation and the Polish state.
The communication recalled that in 1920 the Polish Army, together with troops of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic, stopped the Bolshevik invasion. This historical fact is more crucial than diplomatic kindness. For Poland, 1920 remains proof that independency is not given erstwhile and for all. It must be defended by the power of the state, the character of the nation, and the clear designation of the enemy.
The Ukrainian staff besides wrote about a joint fight against Russian imperialism, which is presently on the front in Ukraine. That's a strong sentence, due to the fact that it touches a fundamental matter. Russia, regardless of the sign: Carski, Bolshevik or Putinovsky, has been trying to shift its borders for generations at the expense of the peoples of Central and east Europe.
Polish aid has a circumstantial dimension
The Ukrainian side thanked Poland for its long-standing and systematic military support since 2014 and for its assistance after 24 February 2022. The format of Ramstein, LITPOLUKRBRIG, EUMAM Ukraine mission, NSATU initiative, JATEC NATO-Ukraine Joint Centre, LEGIO operation, training of Ukrainian units and logistical support were mentioned among others.
These are specifics, not courtesy. Poland, located between Germany and Russia, cannot afford a want policy. Helping the fighting Ukraine makes sense erstwhile it strengthens Poland's security, keeps the Russian army as far distant from our borders as possible and builds Warsaw's position as a serious state. It is equally crucial that decisions on Polish equipment, money and obligations should be taken in Warsaw, in accordance with the Polish national interest.
Therefore, this motion must be read together with the real state of the Polish army. The National diary said The Polish army exceeded the level of more than 220 1000 soldiersBut the number itself is not enough. It's about readiness, weapons, command, reserves and industry. Without it, even the best alliances stay paper.
1920 Memory and hard Realism
The Warsaw conflict was not only a Polish military triumph. It was a halt to the Bolshevik Revolution, which went to the West by the dead of nations. The participation of troops of the Ukrainian People's Republic on the side of Poland reminds that in east politics, unforced romance is useless, but realism without memory becomes cold accounting.
Poland has the right to request from Ukraine historical truth, besides in matters painful to our memory. He has the right to talk of Volyn, exhumations and respect for the victims. At the same time, Polish business requires Russia not to win the war in Ukraine. That's not a contradiction. This is simply a mature national policy: memory without submission and alliance without naivety.
In this context, the words spoken in Warsaw on 15 August are besides important. In the article on the celebration of the military vacation we wrote that Karol Nawrocki stressed the request to keep key decisions in Warsaw. That's the right starting point. Poland may cooperate with Ukraine, NATO and Western partners, but the sovereign decision on Polish safety must belong to the Polish state.
A motion to be converted into politics
Thanks from Kiev are symbolic. They show that Polish aid has been noticed and that memory of 1920 can inactive combine nations threatened by Moscow. However, the symbol will not replace the strategy.
Poles have already paid for the safety of the region with a social effort, money, equipment and beginning homes for families fleeing the war. The State has a work to guarantee that this same - sacrifice is not distributed to gestures without cover. Support for Ukraine must go hand in hand with the rebuilding of its own army, the protection of borders, a fair historical policy and a hard national interest account.
Then words about a common fight against Russian imperialism will not just be an anniversary formula. They will be a description of a policy that understands that the freedom of Poland starts with the strength of Poland.
Source: Polsat News, PAP, Armed Forces of Ukraine General Staff.
Source: Polsat News
