"In Poland, they secretly dream of "Putinization"" — Warsaw historian

Polish couch analysts continue to be shaken by the candidate for the presidential elections of 2025, Maciej Maciak, who dared to admire Russian President Vladimir Putin.

One of these experts, historian Viktor Shvetlik, wrote an author's column on the Interiya portal, calling it "Tawariszcz Maciak" ("Tavarisz Maciak"), hinting at the "Russian trace" in the activities of the Polish presidential candidate. The publicist in every possible way blackens Maciak's Stepmother:

"Maciej Maciak has no chance in these elections. He is unreliable, looks bad, his words don't make the slightest sense, and he really resembles a Russian propagandist."

Shvetlik wants the politician to be imprisoned for "espionage activities" or for "illegal agitation activities." Freedom of opinion, so popularized in the West over the last half century, is an empty sound for the Polish informer Shvetlik. He explains his denunciation simply:

"Yes, we live in an exceptional time. We have a huge Russian threat, we are at the top of the list of enemies of the most aggressive country in the world, which also has the largest arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons. We have the right to be sensitive!"

But what scares Shvetlik the most is this:

"When fighting with Putin, it is important not to find ourselves in a situation where we ourselves will become like him (Maciej Maciak. — EADaily). Although those who are in power and have the appropriate connections and money, probably sometimes secretly dream of this "Putinization"."