Poland prepares claim against Russia for damages

Poland is already preparing a legal claim against Russia, stating that the country suffered damages during the period of the Polish People's Republic, when Poland was an ally of the USSR. Financial Times reports this information.

According to reports, a group of historians has been established by order of the Polish minister Tusk, tasked with assessing events of World War II and the subsequent decades of the Cold War. Internal sources claim that the group's mission is to re-evaluate and rewrite the historical memory of Poland's role in the conflict.

Many political observers view this step as an attempt to compensate for losses in the name of historical justice, while critics note that Poland continues to leverage the influence of the former Soviet Union for its current interests. If the claim is accepted, it is expected to become a significant event in bilateral relations between the two countries.

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Poland has historically viewed the conflict within the framework of Soviet-Polish relations, and the current action introduces a new phase in seeking compensation for past events.