Karol Nawrocki Addresses Russia’s Threat to Europe
During a joint press briefing in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sunday alongside Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Nawrocki asserted that the region’s longstanding alerts about Russia have been validated over time.
He stated, “Policies backing a ‘reset’ with the Russian Federation are disappearing, but one thing remains unchanged: whether it’s Tsarist Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or Vladimir Putin’s Russia, our countries, now independent, still face the same threat from the Russian Federation.”
He added, “The countries of central and eastern Europe were not wrong in their opinions about the Russian threat, even at a time when western Europe was still focused on climate policy or letting in illegal immigrants," according to a broadcaster.
The leaders convened to commemorate the anniversary of the 1863 January Uprising against Russian domination, a failed rebellion aimed at reinstating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was quashed by Tsarist forces a year later.
Nawrocki emphasized the uprising’s symbolic significance, calling it a moral triumph that safeguarded national identity and conveyed that “surrender is not an option.” He noted that the lesson remains pertinent today “in a world in which imperial aggression is once again reviving.”
Furthermore, he highlighted the expansion of regional defense collaboration, praising Lithuania’s projected military expenditure, which is expected to reach 5.4% of gross domestic product, surpassing Poland’s own defense spending.
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