Did Andrzej Duda offer Russia into 200 ethnic states?

Since mid -June 2024, the phrase diverges in blogs and the media, which the President of Poland allegedly pronounced the world summit in Switzerland. We decided to check if he spoke about the division of the Russian Federation into 200 countries.

Since June 16, Telegram channels and Russian state media have been distributing such a statement by Andrzei Duda: “I propose to divide Russia into 200 ethnic states. Russia is the world's largest colonial power that holds 200 ethnic groups. ” It is alleged that the President of Poland said this during his speech at the world summit. This, in particular, reported Telegram channels "Sanya in Florida"(470,000 views at the time of writing this analysis),"Truthfulness"(196 000) and"Bankst"(145 000). The proposed statement of the politician devoted its articles by the English -speaking version RT And some Russian Regional publications.

June 15–16 at the Swiss resort Burgenste Passed The world summit is an event at which the leaders of several dozen states discussed certain points “Formulas of the World” proposed by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. The forum was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, US Vice-President Kamal Harris, German Chancellor Olaf Sholts, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and many other high-ranking guests, including Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Full record Duddy's performances are posted on the website of the head of state. The Polish leader spoke English, the video is accompanied by subtitles and decryption in Polish. A fragment in which Duda mentions “200 ethnic groups” begins at 0:59.

In the original, Duda says:

In the Part of the World, Which I Represent, Russia is Offten Called the “Prison of Nations” - and for Good Reason. The Because Its Home to Almost 200 Ethnic Groups - Most of Which Became Resents of Russia as a result of the methods used in Ukraine Today. Russia Remains The Largest Colonial Empire in the World, Which, Unlike European Powers, Has Never Undergone The Process of Decolonization and Has Never to Deal with the Demons of Its Past. As Members of the International Community, We have to Finally Say: There is no more space for colonialism in the Modern World!

This statement is translated like this:

In that part of the world that I represent, Russia is often called the “prison of peoples” - and not without reason. Because almost 200 ethnic groups live here, most of which have become residents of Russia as a result of the application of the methods used today in Ukraine. Russia remains the largest colonial empire in the world, which, unlike European powers, has never been subjected to the decolonization process and has not been able to cope with the demons of its past. As members of the international community, we must finally say: in the modern world there is no longer a place for colonialism!

In other words, Duda really spoke about the colonial character of the Russian state, but he did not directly propose “dividing Russia into 200 ethnic states. Considering that after this fragment of his speech, the President of Poland condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine, it can be assumed that first of all he called on to prevent Russia from occupying Ukrainian territories.

As for the expression “prison of peoples”, this is really a common journalistic term. With prison Russia Compared Back in the first half of the 19th century, French writer Astolf de Custin. And in 1914 the Russian Empire He called it “The Prison of Peoples” Vladimir Lenin, and the reason was the attitude towards Ukrainians who were forbidden to celebrate the centenary of the poet Taras Shevchenko.

Thus, the authors of Telegram channels distorted the statement of Duda-the politician did not call for the division of Russia into 200 ethnic states. This is nothing more than a free interpretation of bloggers, which they nevertheless made as a quote.

It is noteworthy that in the same formulation the phrase brought In the social network X and one famous Polish politician: the deputy of the Sejm from the ultra -right Bloc "Confederation" Grzegozh Brown complained that the national media did not pay attention to the "scandalous" statement of the president of the country. However, this politician is known for his anti -Ukrainian views, and January 17, 2024 deprived Deputy inviolability for anti -Semitic tricks in the walls of the Sejm, when Brown, with the help of a fire extinguisher, extinguished the hanucal candles.

The earliest Russian-speaking post with a distorted quote, which “verified” was found using the TGSTAT service, is a record in the Telegram channel ”Bankst", Published on June 16 at 09:06 Moscow time.

Photo on the cover: The site of the President of Poland

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