The Russian Federation Council has floated the idea that Poland and Romania could become “embroiled” in a war with Russia. While few in Poland would take this seriously, it raises an important question: what do Russians think when they see such disinformation in their own media?
The potential “embroilment” was mentioned by Vladimir Dzhabarov, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council (the upper house of Russia’s parliament), during an appearance on the Russian television channel RTVI.
Dzhabarov reminded of a recent report about U.S. plans to withdraw 800 soldiers from Romania and relocate them to Kentucky.
“I’m not saying I’m right, but I don’t rule it out: Romania, like Poland, are countries that could be drawn into a war with Russia. In that case, Trump would also have to use his troops — if, say, hostilities broke out on Romanian territory,” Dzhabarov said.
According to him, the U.S. president wants to pull troops out as quickly as possible “so that Americans do not find themselves in a direct confrontation with us under any circumstances.”
What Dzhabarov “forgot” to mention is that American soldiers are also stationed in Poland — not just a few hundred, but around 10,000.
He also referred back to a Russian proposal from 2021:
“We are not enemies of Europeans. We are ready to meet them halfway, but only if they respect our interests. When we presented our proposals for ensuring Russia’s security on December 15, 2021, we were laughed at. Well, now they have what they have — let Europe figure it out now,” Dzhabarov declared.
Let’s not forget what those proposals actually entailed for Poland. Among other things, if accepted, NATO troops would have been required to withdraw from the territories of both Poland and Romania. Moscow demanded the removal of allied forces stationed in all NATO member states that joined the alliance after May 1997, the date of the NATO–Russia Founding Act.
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В Совфеде не исключили, что Польша и Румыния могут ввязаться в войну с Россией
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