Poland compares Russia to a “wild beast” that must be “shot” before it attacks other countries

2023-06-23 16:16:55

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MADRID, 23 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has compared Russia’s imperialist claims to a “wild beast that eats men” and which must be “shot” before it is too late, thus pointing to a necessary defeat of Russian troops in Ukraine. to prevent Moscow from attacking other countries.

“Russia cannot be allowed to win, because it will continue to advance. This will support its imperialism (…) If a wild beast eats a man, it is generally said that he should simply be hunted down and shot (…) The same with Russia,” the Polish head of state asserted during an interview with Ukrainian media.

“If Russia eats Ukraine, even partially, then it will attack the rest of Ukraine as soon as it recovers. And then it will attack other countries: Poland, the Baltic countries or the countries of the former sphere of influence of the Soviet Union.” , President Duda has warned.

Thus, the Polish president has asserted that preventing Russian victory is a ‘sine qua non’ condition for “a successful and fair conclusion to this war”, and has added that International Law will be reestablished only and exclusively when Moscow withdraws from the territory. ukrainian.

RUSSIAN REACTION

These harsh statements by the Polish president have aroused discomfort among the Russian authorities, and the former president and current vice president of the country’s Security Council, Dimitri Medvedev, has accused Duda, whom he has branded as “Polish scum”.

“In the 18th century, this creature would simply have been taken to Red Square and severely executed by dismemberment. But we are humanists, we are going to take revenge in another way,” Medvedev said on his Telegram channel.