EU and US owe Poland apology: former US ambassador
10.03.2022
“It seems that a bloody war had to break out in the heart of Europe so that some, especially Germany, would realise the consequences of being bound by trade deals with Moscow,” Georgette Mosbacher, former US ambassador to Poland, told the Interia.pl news website. She added that Poland deserves an apology from the EU and the US for their belief in Russian disinformation concerning its internal affairs.
As she emphasised, at the beginning of 2022, about 20 percent of energy in Europe came from Russia.
“How could this be allowed? How could an authoritarian state be allowed to use oil and gas as a weapon?” she asked.
In response to being asked if the position of Poland in the
international area would change permanently as a result of the ongoing
war, Ms Mosbacher felt it would.
“Poland is today the most important country in the region that
coordinates humanitarian policy and the transport of weapons to Ukraine.
You are, in the full sense of the word, the eastern flank of NATO - a
key element of the continent’s security architecture,” she assessed.
“Poland deserves an apology”
“Warsaw is a model example of a gradual increase in defence spending and the modernisation of the army. Unfortunately, some do not want to recognise this fact. The Union is currently dealing with the rule of law in Poland… It is time to say it out loud - when it comes to problems with the rule of law, some of what was reaching the West was the product of Russian disinformation. Both the EU and America accepted it uncritically,” she admitted.
“I think Poland deserves an apology. From the EU and the US. You were smarter than us in many ways,” she pointed out.
The former US ambassador to Poland was also asked if she believed that Ukraine should have an “open road to the EU,” and, in the long term, to NATO.
“Of course. Ukraine should enter the fast track of accession to the EU and receive support in the recovery of its economy. As far as NATO is concerned, I understand how much tension would be caused by this move… This has to be decided by the member states, but at the moment I do not see this scenario as realistic,” she answered.
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