Nawrocki reminded the Germans that they were doing business with Russia

President of the Republic of Poland Karol Nawrocki in an interview with the German newspaper “Bild” said that the recent drone attack on Poland was inspired by Russia. He was in favor of giving up all NATO countries from the import of Russian oil. According to the Polish president, the issue of German war reparations for Poland is not legally closed.

“We have no doubt that it was an attack controlled directly from Moscow. This type of attack showed what Vladimir Putin is captured to,” said Karol Nawrocki, referring to the recent invasion of drones into the Polish aircraft. The editors of “Bild” published a discussion of the video interview with the Polish president on Monday evening on the newspaper website. On Tuesday, the President of Poland pays a visit to Berlin, where he will meet with President Frank Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

“We must do everything to be prepared for the war, because only then there will be peace,” emphasized President Nawrocki.

The Polish leader supported the US President Donald Trump, who called NATO countries to completely resign from the imports of Russian oil. “All countries that want peace and freedom should give up the subsidy of the Russian Federation,” he said. “We should isolate Russia,” he added, pointing out that Poland does not import Russian oil.

The President of Poland reminded Germany and other Western countries that they were doing business with Russia, encouraging it financially and economically to attack Ukraine.

Nawrocki emphasized that he still believes in the success of Donald Trump's peace plan. The US president is “the only leader of the free world”, capable of conducting such negotiations. “Only sanctions and only Donald Trump as the US president can put pressure on Putin to end the war and retain the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” he said. According to Karol Nawrocki, Europe should support Trump in these efforts. “In the field of safety, we should speak with one voice,” he noted.

When asked if he intends to raise the topic of war reparations during a visit to Berlin, Nawrocki pointed to a report developed by a parliamentary team that estimated the amount of compensation for war losses at PLN 6.2 trillion. “This number is a reference point for us,” said the president.

According to Karol Nawrocki, it is about opening a “constructive debate” between Poland and Germany – partners in the EU and NATO. “This topic is extremely important for Poles,” he noted.

“I recognize that reparations are important for Poland and for our partners, for Germany, to end this matter,” said the president, emphasizing that, contrary to the German government's position, the issue of reparations is not legally closed. I hope that we will open this discussion again – said Nawrocki, reminding the position of the Sejm from three years ago.

In the resolution adopted on September 14, 2022, MPs of all clubs stated that Poland has never received compensation for the losses caused by the German state as a result of aggression against Poland and the occupation in 1939–1945, nor compensation for the harm of its citizens. The Sejm called on the German government to receive political, historical, legal and financial responsibility for the effects of the war unleashed by the Third German Reich.

Referring to the negative effects of closing borders, Nawrocki emphasized that Poland has avoided errors in migration policy, which were made by Germany and other Western countries. He noted that Poland did not want to be responsible for these mistakes. Closing the border caused disruptions in the functioning of the Schengen zone, as a result of which Polish entrepreneurs and residents of the border regions were suffered. (PAP)

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