Protesters in Poland rap Warsaw’s involvement in Ukraine war, support for Kiev
Protesters in Poland rap Warsaw’s involvement in Ukraine war, support for Kiev
Polish anti-war demonstrators have rallied in Warsaw against Poland’s involvement in the Ukraine war and their government’s support for Kiev.
Organized by the Polish patriotic organization “Compatriots – Comrades”, the protest took place in the capital, with demonstrators holding Polish flags and banners that read “Who wants Polish blood, get out!”, “Poland chooses peace!”, and “this is not our war”.
“It is in our interest – Poles – not to lose Polish blood. Not sending police, soldiers, firemen abroad into a war that could escalate into a global war,” said Marcin Osadowski, an organizer of the protest.
Officials in Warsaw claim that Poland is the world’s second-biggest donor (after the US) in terms of military assistance to Ukraine. It supplies Ukraine with tanks, artillery, drones, and other weapons and ammunition.
Warsaw is also pressuring Germany to supply Ukraine with the German-made Leopard-2 battle tanks, as it has been a long unfulfilled demand from Ukraine to acquire the advanced tanks.
In recent months, European citizens’ calls have been growing louder on the US and European countries to stop supporting Ukraine with military supplies. Moscow says the raft of military supplies to Kiev stretches the war even longer.
Late last year, there were protests in Italy and France as people rocked the streets of the capitals to protest against the countries’ membership in the US-led NATO military alliance. They demanded their leaders’ resignation from their posts and called on their government to stop supplying arms to Ukraine, as they were grappling with the worsening energy crisis.
