During his stay in Davos at the World Economic Forum, Andrzej Duda gave an interview for America’s CNBC television. Russia is a colonial country. Russia’s policy towards its neighbors is typical of a country seeking to expand its sphere of influence. Other countries can expect what happened in Ukraine, the Polish president warned.

He recalled that Poland had been divided for 123 years, and part of it was under tsarist rule. “That’s why we are defending ourselves.” If someone says “Russian world”, we categorically say “no!” Anything but Russia. Only non-Russian spheres of influence, he said.

Andrzej Duda’s words apparently reached Moscow, as he reacted to them Russian Foreign Ministry spokesmen are known for their controversial statements. Maria Zakharowa admits that the Polish president’s words gave her chills.

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“It’s not funny anymore, you can’t listen to it, it’s bad for your health to hear statements like that from representatives of the Polish regime,” he said on Sputnik radio, where he runs his own program. – Representatives of Poland often speak out against Russia, but these comments have nothing to do with reality. This is a topic for studying political psychology, he continued angrily.

Zakharowa in his statements about Poland refers to the Smolensk disaster. He spoke of Poland’s “negative attitude towards Russian attempts to investigate the causes of the disaster.”

– Moscow, the entire leadership of our country is doing everything to make the investigation as transparent as possible, not only for our Polish colleagues. But our attitude is not appreciated at all. Nothing says that we should receive gratitude or love in return. No, at least we shouldn’t be spit on. We have received so many inappropriate statements, accusations and criticisms,” said a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry.