President Of Poland warns of “reestablishment of the Russian empire”

Europe must show courage and strength, demands Bronisław Komorowski. The head of state compares the political constellation in Europe with before the Second World War.

Polish president Bronis ław Komorowski warns to make possible of Russia president Wladimir Putin by appeasement the expansion of his political sphere of influence. Russia accomplished an invasion in Ukraine, said Komorowski in Deutschlandradio culture and in Deutschlandfunk. “Only Crimea demanded, now goes it already around further areas of Ukraine. And all ask themselves, where ends.” Komorowski compared the action of the west opposite Putin with the Appeasement politics of Great Britain opposite Hitler into the 1930er years. Europe must learn the use of force of Germany from the errors from at that time, when the courage was missing to the democratic states of Europe, “to stop”. Appeasement politics lead Komorowski to nothing, thus.

Appeasement or Appeasementpolitik designates a policy, which tries at the expense of high concessions opposite an aggressor to avoid conflicts. Usually the term is used in connection with the flexible policy of Great Britain opposite Hitler. The British prime minister Neville Chamberlain had tolerated 1938 the annexation of Sudetes Germany and Czech Republic by Nazi Germany in hope to be able to turn so a war away in Europe. In view of the recent escalations in east Ukraine and the provocations from Moscow Komorowski demanded military consequences in form of a “stabilization of the east flank of the NATO alliance”. Strength deters an aggressive policy, said the Polish head of state. The collapse of the Soviet Union brought the unit and Poland the freedom to Germany. Today president says Putin completely openly that he wants to again develop this empire. Germany and Poland would have from there a special responsibility to draw teachings from history. He hope, “that sufficient Germans remember, what meant a Soviet empire in Europe”. The action of Europe decides on it, what from Europe it becomes Komorowski said. “Europe of the Kosaken or a democratic.” The entire interview sends Deutschlandradio culture in “straight talking” on Saturday, 30 August 2014, at 17.30 o'clock.