The president of Poland has stated that Russia will win the war in Ukraine, writes the Russian propaganda press. In fact, the press distorted an interview given by Andzej Duda.
Propaganda: Russia is getting closer to a victory over Ukraine
NEWS: “The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, in a dialogue with The Wall Street Journal journalist Almar Latour, mentioned the successes scored by Vladimir Putin in the special operation in Ukraine. According to the Polish leader, some say that Putin was defeated because Finland, previously an undecided state, joined NATO. Duda drew attention to the fact that Putin has never been defeated in any war.
The President of Poland stressed that the Russian army is clearly superior to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, Moscow is increasingly mobilizing its forces, and the economy is adapting to the state of war.
Moreover, Andrzej Duda recalled that Russia is a nuclear super-state with enormous ammunition reserves," VESTI.RU wrote, describing the Polish leader's interview as a eulogy to the Russian military.
“Andrzej Duda stated that even though some are laughing at Russia for sending old tanks from the 60s to the front, it’s those tanks that are now defeating Ukraine. The Polish leader recalled that the Russians entered Berlin as liberators during the Second World War or in Paris during Napoleon’s time”, TSARGRAD TV reports, describing Duda's opinion as an awakening of the Polish leader from the Western illusions.
NARRATIVE: The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, says that Russia will win the war
Fact: Russia has not achieved any of its goals in the war in Ukraine, and the President of Poland believes in the victory of Kyiv
WHY THE NARRATIVE IS FALSE: In reality, the Russian state media took a series of statements made by Adrzej Duda for The Wall Street Journal out of context. Duda said the West had jumped to some conclusions about Russia's weakening following the war in Ukraine, but did not say that Russia was achieving its goals in the special military operation” or that Ukraine's defeat was imminent. On the contrary, the Polish leader expressed hope that Putin would lose the war, but noted that there were more than “100 million Russians and less than 40 million Ukrainians”.
Comparing the military and demographic potential of Ukraine and Russia, Duda argued why the West should support Kyiv. “The more support they get, the more modern systems they get, the better chance they have of not only stopping the Russians, but being able to launch a successful counteroffensive and drive the Russians out of their country “, said the Polish president.
What Andrzej Duda said was not a recognition of Russia's superiority over Ukraine, nor a praise of the heroism of the Russian military in the past, but a warning for the Western states about the danger of Russian aggression, which should not be underestimated after 15 months of war in Ukraine. Describing the potential of both states, the Polish president did not praise, but criticized the methods used by the Kremlin in the war. “Human life means nothing to Russians, while to Ukrainians, every life is worth its weight in gold. These are different cultures”, Duda noted.
Russian state media omitted these and other important parts of the interview that contradict pro-Kremlin propaganda. The interview was presented to the Russian public as an acknowledgment by Ukraine's neighbors of Vladimir Putin's successes in the war in Ukraine. The Russian press, however, has ignored Duda's assessment that Ukraine will defeat the Russian army “after it is pushed beyond the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine”.
In reality, Russia has not achieved any of its goals in the war in Ukraine, and Kyiv is preparing a counteroffensive that will allow it to liberate as much territory as possible from the Russian army. Calling for much greater support for Ukraine from Germany and France, Duda reminded his colleagues in Berlin and Paris of the sad pages of the past, adding that “only the defeat of Russia will make us safe”.
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