#波兰政客称德国应赔偿1.3 trillion dollars #
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The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been going on for half a year, and it should be said that the most deeply injured in this conflict is Europe, except for the two parties involved. As the consequences of sanctions continue to emerge, many countries in Europe are mired in an energy crisis. Under the influence of the energy dilemma, Europe has also changed from a united front at the beginning to more and more contradictions and differences.
(Reuters reports that "Poland collects 1.3 trillion yuan in debt")
According to the Global Times quoting Reuters and the Associated Press, Poland's ruling party leader Kaczynski announced that he would formally propose $1.32 trillion in World War II compensation to Germany to compensate for the losses caused by Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland.
However, in response to Poland's demands, Germany said that the reparations for World War II had been paid in the years after the war, and Germany not only paid Polish compensation, but also gave Poland a part of the german pre-war land. Berlin believes that the matter is over.
(Polish Law and Justice Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński)
I believe that many people will be confused about this request suddenly made by Poland. After all, Germany's confession after World War II was quite sincere, and it was not a star and a half better than that of Japan, which was also a Nazi, and even Germany had already given compensation to the Jews. Moreover, this kind of thing is generally discussed before the establishment of diplomatic relations, and it is indeed unreasonable to pay compensation for such a long time in the past.
So why did Poland engage in such a moth this time? There may be several possibilities:
(German Jewish Monument)
First: dissatisfaction with the speed of Germany's sanctions against Russia
Germany, as the leader of the entire European Union, plays a very important leadership role among European countries, but Germany is also the most dependent on Russia for energy in the whole of Europe. As energy prices rise, Germany is really unable to sanction Russia. In order to solve the energy crisis, Scholz has recently visited Canada and the Czech Republic to try to find a way out of Russia's energy dependence.
But Germany's slowing sanctions against Russia have made Poland very unhappy. Because of the feud between Poland and Russia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Poland was also the fastest country to change course and turn to the West. When the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, Poland was even more at the forefront, hoping to weaken Russia's strategic strength. So at this time, Poland suddenly jumped out to ask for German reparations, which is not excluded as putting pressure on Germany.
(German Chancellor Scholz)
Second: cooperate with the US strategy
Before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Europe and Russia seemed to be getting closer and closer. The signal of European strategic autonomy is also getting stronger and stronger. But Poland has always been one of the exceptions, and has always been strategically quite cooperative with the United States. This has to do not only with Polish ideology, but also with Poland's geographical location.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States and Western countries continued to provide assistance to Ukraine. But as the conflict has dragged on and aid from European countries has weakened, the United States has become more and more difficult to ride in Ukraine. If Europe changes its attitude toward Ukraine in the face of energy woes, it will undoubtedly be bad for the United States. Therefore, at this time, Poland jumped out, and it is also possible that it will act as a "thug" for the United States.
Third: for the sake of votes
After the announcement, the leader of Poland's largest opposition party said it was not for reparations, but as an excuse for the ruling party to obtain voter votes. Recently, because of the soaring inflation and the slowdown in the economy, the Polish public has been quite dissatisfied with the ruling party. Therefore, it is not impossible for the Poland's ruling party to obtain votes in this way.
(Inflation rates in eurozone countries)
However, whatever the possibility, it is an indisputable fact that Europe is constantly divided and crises are numerous. In the case of inconsistent interests, such a situation will surely recur. There is a saying that goes well: the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. This is true of people, and it is true of nations.