A new pro-Russian party called Zmiana, which means “change”, emerged on the political scene in Poland.
The party, which has a strong anti-US orientation, supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policies and sees Russia as natural ally for both Poland and the EU, EUobserver reports.
Its leader Mateusz Piskorski denies Russian aggression against Ukraine, supports pro-Russian separatists and recognises Crimea’s secession referendum as legal.
The party also criticises the Polish government’s “confrontational” and “anti-Russian” policies and deems the Russian support for separatists as a “natural reaction”.
This shows the differing attitudes towards Russia in Polish society and opinion polls suggest that the party has potential …read more
Source: Novinite
