Published 15:43 IST, May 11th 2022

Poland PM Morawiecki says Putin ‘more dangerous than Hitler or Stalin’

Russia’s Putin has “deadlier weapons at his disposal than the 20th-century dictators,” Morawiecki warned referring to Moscow's massive nuclear arsenal.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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In a dire warning on Wednesday,  Poland's prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Russia’s President Vlimir Putin is "more dangerous" than Nazi Germany’s Hitler or former Premier of Soviet Union Joseph Stalin. Polish leer labelled Putin as “Russian tyrant” in a scathing attack, ding that his 'monstrous ideology' must be wiped out. 

“Putin is neir Hitler nor Stalin. Unfortunately, he is more dangerous,” Morawiecki said. “If Europe does to stop him, Putin will march Russian forces furr into Europe, he warned. 'It's up to us to decide where we stop [Russia],” he wrote in an opinion published in UK’s Daily Telegraph on May 10. 

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Russia’s Putin has “delier weapons at his disposal than 20th-century dictators,” Morawiecki warned. He was referring to Russia’s massive stockpile of nuclear arsenal. Polish Prime Minister also verbally strafed Moscow for spreing war propaganda and lies. 

“[Internet] has been infected with millions of instances of fake news,” Morawiecki said. “Putin’s 'Russkiy Mir' [Russian World] ideology is equivalent of 20th-century communism and Nazism,” he continued.

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“It is an ideology through which Russia justifies invented rights and privileges for its country,” asserted Morawiecki. 

Putin’s ideology 'a threat to world': Polish PM

Polish Prime Minister furr said, that Putin’s ideology not only threatened security of Europe but of entire world, ding that it must be “rooted out entirely.” He me references to Russian president’s speech from May 9 Victory Day, when Moscow commemorated Soviet’s defeat of Nazi Germany troops during WWII. Moscow’s massive forces pared with ballistic missiles and tanks rumbling across cobblestones in a show of defiance to EU as its troops wage war in Ukraine.

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Putin justified military intervention of Ukraine, saying that Russians were once again fighting ‘Nazi' ideology that h resurged in Europe after deces again. “You are fighting for Morland, for its future,” Putin told his soldiers, “so that no one forgets lessons of World War II. So that re is no place in world for executioners, castigators and Nazis.” 

Morawiecki derided Putin’s speech, stressing that he “presented to world mythology of Russian victory over Nazism, but ignored deces of turmoil brought about by Soviet Union in many eastern European countries after WWII.” Polish leer accused Russia’s President of ushering a new era of ‘Russian imperialism’ and spreing a propaganda that “describes aggression against Ukraine as an operation to 'denzify' country.” 

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Morawiecki accused West for ignoring growing threat emanating from Moscow, that he argued, has seen Putin foster ideologies similar to '20th-century communism and Nazism.’ Polish PM’s remarks follow US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines’ warnings that  also warned Putin will not end his so-called special military operation in Ukraine in eastern Donbas region, and will attempt to achieve his military goals via harsh tactics. 

“We assess President Putin is preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond Donbas,” US Spy Chief Haines told a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing. She reiterated that Putin might use nuclear weapons if he considers Russia faces an 'existential threat’ on globe. 

15:43 IST, May 11th 2022