On the morning of September 1, Polish leaders took part in events on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the beginning of World War 2, the attack by Hitler’s Germany on Poland.
In their addresses, the Polish leaders drew parallels with today’s aggression Russia is waging against Ukraine and the need for Poland and Europe to stand strong and united in light of the threat Russia poses, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Sejm Speaker Szymon Holownia, and members of government, parliament, and president’s office took part in events on the Westerplatte Peninsula in Gdańsk, which was attacked by German troops at 04:45, thus unleashing World War Two 85 years ago.
Reading out a letter from President Andrzej Duda, the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, Jacek Siewera, emphasized that Poles understand the cost of independence through the lens of Ukraine, which has been repelling Russian aggression for more than 900 days already.
Szymon Holownia emphasized that the lesson of the Second World War is that “bad people act when good people stand silent.”
乌克兰通讯社记者报道，9月1日上午，波兰领导人参加了纪念第二次世界大战爆发85周年的活动，即希特勒领导的德国对波兰的进攻。
波兰领导人在讲话中将这次战争与俄罗斯今天对乌克兰的侵略相提并论，并强调波兰和欧洲需要坚强团结起来，共同面对俄罗斯的威胁。
波兰总理唐纳德·图斯克、众议院议长希蒙·霍洛尼亚以及政府、议会和总统办公室成员参加了在格但斯克西普拉特半岛举行的活动。85年前，该半岛遭到德国军队的袭击，从而引发了第二次世界大战。
波兰国家安全局局长雅采克·谢韦拉宣读了总统安德烈·杜达的一封信，他强调，波兰人通过乌克兰的视角来理解独立的代价，乌克兰已经反击俄罗斯的侵略超过 900 天。
西蒙·霍洛尼亚强调，第二次世界大战的教训是“当好人沉默时，坏人就会行动”。
