The latest events in Poland indicate that Russia has crossed a “critical threshold” and moved to a new stage of hybrid warfare aimed at destabilizing the country. Warsaw must stand with Ukraine without any “buts,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday during a speech in the Sejm.
Tusk noted that recent developments leave no doubt: Russia is executing another phase of hybrid warfare targeting the destabilization of Poland.
“Sabotage operations, inspired and directly organized by the Kremlin over many months, have recently crossed a critical threshold. Today we can even speak of state terrorism. The aim of these actions was to threaten human lives and destabilize the foundations of the Polish state,” Tusk emphasized.
He recalled that in recent days, Poland experienced railway sabotage, power outages along tracks, a coordinated disinformation and propaganda campaign—including fabrications about ‘partisans’ in Poland—as well as an attack on the Polish ambassador in Russia.
“Russia wants to weaken us at any cost because present-day Poland is too strong to attack directly. Moscow’s strategy is clear: we must be in conflict with Europe, with Ukraine, and most importantly, with ourselves internally. But we cannot allow this scenario—or any part of it—to happen. And it depends on all of us,” the Polish prime minister stressed.
He addressed all Poles, including politicians and the president, urging them to remember this.
Tusk also shared his “five simple commandments” for all politicians who “are not traitors”:
- Do not repeat the lies of Russian propaganda.
- Do not undermine trust in the Polish military and intelligence services or obstruct their work.
- Do not discredit the state and its integrity through legislative sabotage—this modern Liberum Veto (the right of a single politician to block the majority’s decision), which Russia has always supported.
- Do not undermine European unity; support a strong West, not Russia.
- Stand with Ukraine in its war with Russia, without any “buts.” Every “but” works for Russia and, therefore, against our security.
He expressed hope that every politician in Poland will understand this.
