A third major fire in less than a week broke out in Poland on Monday, prompting the authorities to suspect that the incidents may be linked to hybrid operations by Russian intelligence services.
The latest fire broke out in a warehouse in Siemianowice Ślaskie in southern Poland. This follows a fire in a residential building in Ząbki, near Warsaw, on 1 July, and a fire in a production hall in Mińsk Mazowiecki, around 35 km from the capital, on Sunday.
Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said on Monay that in light of Russia’s hybrid tactics, the government is treating all major fires with increased scrutiny.
“Since January 2024, we have seen several attempted acts of sabotage. Every significant incident, fire, or attempted arson is being assessed as a potential act of sabotage,” he said during a press conference.
The suspicion of Russian involvement intensified after a massive shopping center in Marywilska, Warsaw, burned down in May. The government later said it had evidence linking Russian intelligence to the incident. In response, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski ordered the closure of Russia’s consulate in Kraków.
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I hope you are currently enlisted in your army or in the reserve?
What? Why does that matter if he/she is or isn’t? Please elaborate.
I am just sick of civilians crying for war without having their own asses put out in the fire.
To be fair in case of nuclear war civilians will put their asses in the fire.
In case of nuclear war everything will burn to ashes, this is the reason why there will be no nuclear war.
Do you think world leaders like Trump, Putin and Xi have the same opinion as you on this? Are nuclear weapons just for show? And if so, why are Israel and the US so nervous about nukes in Iran?
TrumpTrumps handlers, Putin, Xi? Absolutely.Chomeini and his fellows? Well, this is another story… religious fanatics don’t tend to work with the same OS than everybody else…
Don’t you consider Putin and Russians a bit of fanatics with all their WW2 worship?
As far as i can tell, yes, they are fanatics… but they want their realm on this world, not in some vague paradise in afterlife.
Are you polish? Are you on the border or victim of russian agression?
German, spend quiet a few years in the german army and currently in reserve.
Then you should know that in war the homefront is as essential as the fighting front. Without the home front there wont be any weapons, ammo, rations, aso…
What branch were you in and what rank? As military personal you swore to protect democracy, and the freedom. We are already at war with russia and china and have been for a long time.
Plus lets be honest, russia lost its entire army in ukraine. They cant even hold that bit of land. It wont be a fight against them.
This is something i personaly see as a somewhat lame excuse… if you call for war, be ready to fight it.
Heer (so, the infantry) and Stabsunteroffizier (i think this would be equivalent to a lance seargant).
I get your point, but the other extreme (be silent if your not willing or able to pick up a gun) is also not great. Don’t want to argue with you, but point out this should be about finding the right middle ground.
I think the best middle ground would be if all the guys (i somehow presume its mostly guys) in the net crying for military intervention, for invoking article 5 and so on would contemplate a bit more about how awful war is… and that a conflict with an enemy like russia - how weak they may be compared to its sovjet peak - will be much different from the conflicts the west has seen in the last ~30 years (not to mention the changes in technology).
Maybe campaign for more support for ukraine, maybe campaign for better support for your countries military… but if you call for actual war and you are a fighting age male: Be ready to enlist.
Your countries are part of an empire, their possible home front is intentionally limited for these. Due to US unreliability they are changing, but it’s not yet done.