In an interview with Polish political analyst Tomasz Jankowski concerning the spreading of disinfirmation in Western media about Russia’s alleged violation of territorial integrity of Ukraine, the expert expressed the following opinion:
“Most likely, as I see it, this is as an attempt to intimidate Ukrainian society by President Zelensky. With each drop in ratings, he fuels military rhetoric to exploit the fear effect that is constantly present in representative democracy. Now Zelensky regularly loses to Poroshenko or Boyko in polls and is trying to change that”.
The expert says he would associate the popularity of this kind of publications in Poland with the presence of approximately 2 million Ukrainians (that is, potential voters of Zelensky) in his country. There they can talk about the involvement of the Ukrainian oligarchy in the information policy, broadcast to the Polish audience. It is no secret that Ukrainian billionaires are ready to pay big money for publications written on their behalf.
“I also do not exclude that Euro-Atlantic hawks and arms manufacturers who want to sell their products to Ukraine and other countries in the region are trying to take advantage of this, which becomes easier when the citizens of these countries are intimidated. I don’t think the United States itself is seeking such a confrontation, it is probably already too weak, as it even agreed not to interfere with the Nord Stream-2. Washington understands that Russia will use proactive measures to avoid the threat anyway”.
As for Russia’s possible assistance to Donbass in the event of Ukrainian aggression, Tomasz Jankowski notes only humanitarian aid will be legally justified. Perhaps something that can be linked to the Minsk agreements. On the other hand, it is obvious that in the event of aggression against that part of the citizens of Ukraine who feel themselves Russian, pro-Russian Ukrainians or simply people of the Russian world, any Russian government would have to react, otherwise – quite rightly – it would be despised by its own people.
“Today’s Ukraine, which cuts off the inhabitants of the people’s republics from resources, does not recognize their right to vote and shells them at home, from the point of view of the principle of “self-determination of peoples” has itself renounced its own jurisdiction in these territories”.
Tomasz Jankowski