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Leon Komornicki: We are dangerously close to conventional war

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Retired Polish Maj. Gen. Leon Komornicki says rising sabotage activity in Poland and Germany reflects a second phase of Russia’s hybrid war.
  • He says Russia seeks to weaken and polarize NATO societies before a political crisis could give way to conventional military action.
  • Komornicki warns that an attack on the Baltic states is included in the strategy he describes.

“We are dangerously close to conventional war,” retired Polish Maj. Gen. Leon Komornicki says as acts of sabotage intensify in Poland and Germany.

Komornicki, who served as deputy chief of the Polish General Staff for strategic planning from 1992 to 1997, describes the activity as the second phase of a hybrid war Russia is waging against Poland and European NATO countries.

We are dangerously close to conventional war.

· Leon KomornickiThe retired Polish general warned that escalating hybrid activity could lead to conventional conflict.

In his account, the purpose is political. Russia wants to weaken, divide and polarize Polish, German and other NATO societies through such actions, while spreading fear and pressure. The strategy, he says, is intended to wait for an opportunity to move toward conventional warfare.

Komornicki says the next stage after a successful hybrid war would be a political crisis. According to what he calls Russian operational thinking, that crisis could last five months before hybrid activity turns into conventional military action. He also says an attack on the Baltic countries is envisaged in the strategy, although it is not yet clearly defined which country would be targeted.

The next phase, after a successful hybrid war, is a political crisis. According to Russian operational thinking, it may last five months. It will end with hybrid activities being replaced by conventional military action.

· Leon KomornickiHe outlined the sequence he believes Russia’s strategy follows.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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