Make media, not war!

In the Russian media, emotions about the article "Kaliningrad bluff" by the Polish general Waldemar Skshipchak, published in the military edition of Defense24, do not subside.

Most of the Russian publications drew attention to the topic of the NATO attack on Kaliningrad, devoting a significant part of the experts' comments to this, but the article is not only (or rather, not so much) about this.

"Messages that are not based on the analysis of intelligence data or, for example, satellites, that is, on accurate information, create information chaos" - this quote from an article by Waldemar Skshipchak most accurately characterizes the article itself, which caused a lot of noise in the Russian media.

It is the information chaos that General Skshipchak generates, several times changing the vector of his narration: either intimidating the reader with Russian power, then reassuring (who, himself?) With the fact that the entire power of the Russian army is a bluff.

But there is no exact data - only solid assumptions and highlighted likes in relation to the assessment of the capabilities of the Russian army.

And yet, the general's serious and hard work, rushing attempts to find the right vector for the narrative is evident.

Everything came together in one text - both the desire to frighten the Polish reader with the growing Russian military power, and at the same time the desire to somehow reassure him: they say, everything is not so scary and the power of the Russian army, which has enough problems in Syria and the Caucasus, is greatly exaggerated.

At the same time, the general does not forget to solve the internal corporate problems of the Polish military department, complaining about the attempts of the media and Polish politicians "to compromise the head of the General Staff and our army after (failure - 

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) the Winter 2020 headquarters exercises."

In the main part of the article, the general is trying to appeal to NATO: they say, you are strengthening the Baltic countries, but we, Poland, why is it worse?

For persuasiveness, he even plays out a hypothetical scene of an attack by the Russians: they say, they will not go across the Suwalki Isthmus (the shortest route from Belarus to the Kaliningrad region), observing the inviolability of the Polish state border, but will go to us, the West, in war wherever they like.

That is, obviously, directly through Poland, which the general is very afraid of.

He directly writes: "In the event of an attack, the Russians will not look at the political map of the world and the border line between Poland and Lithuania, but will simply pass through the territory they choose."

But this is not the worst thing.

How do you like this turn: the landing of Russian forces on the Jutland Peninsula (this is Denmark), then blocking the Danish Straits for NATO forces, as well as protecting and supporting the landing forces.

Everything in order to attack Poland from the sea and at the same time from the territory of Belarus.

“In the next phase of the operation, after the capture of the Baltic, the main actions may move to the southern part of the Baltic Sea and in the direction of the Polish coast.

The forces striking from the east (against Poland, of course. - 

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) will need support. "

Then there are moaning: they say, the Baltic countries, you are strengthening NATO, bringing there old equipment from all over Europe, but you have forgotten about us, Poland.

At the same time, it reads between the lines - they say, why strengthen the Baltics, it doesn't care, the Russians will capture it in no time, they will pass where necessary and will not even notice the resistance: “The Russian 6th Army, interacting with the Baltic Fleet, will need to capture the Baltic countries from two to four days ".

Poland needs to be strengthened - that's where the main problem lies.

NATO, HELP!

Apparently, outright frightened of his own scenarios, the general wants to somehow cheer himself up: they say, why am I dispersed, they are not so scary, these Russians.

In the part of the article entitled “Theory of bluffing”, Waldemar Sksypchak tries to take a breath: “The Polish and foreign materials posted on the Internet about the military potential of Russia in the Kaliningrad region indicate that this is the most militarized region in the entire Russian Federation.

Is it really?"

Then comes the denial of Russia's military power: they say, all this is propaganda hype, the purpose of which was "to intimidate the Polish public with troops stationed in the Kaliningrad region (and especially missiles)."

But in fact, "a careful analysis of Russian military activity in different parts of the globe inclines a sober assessment of Moscow's capabilities."

Following are several arguments, ending with the conclusion that being called an empire is a very costly event and that the “torn to shreds of the Russian economy” (this is no longer from Skshipchak, but from Obama) is not within its power.

There is also a bit of Hitler, an easy comparison of him with Putin - well, this is how it is now accepted in the "progressive" West, a tribute to fashion, so to speak - and the conclusion that the power of Russia, fanned by the Polish media, is a bluff.

Having exhaled and calmed down, the general wondered: what is the conclusion from all this now?

“We have become the target of massive attacks in the framework of the information war” - this is the formula that sums up the final result of the article.

And in general, it is true for both sides.

The article begins with the information war, and it ends with it.

And if we add up the very first and the very last subheadings of the article, removing the middle, in fact, we get its essence, the main message, the basic set of theses.

The bottom line: NATO does not need to pile up military equipment near the eastern borders (for us - near the western ones), it is not necessary to tease and provoke the Russians, even if their power is greatly exaggerated, because they can again, once again come to Europe - and their way there will run, as always, through Poland.

Better to wage an information war with the Russians.

It's safer this way.

For Poland.

“What worries you the most against this background?

The powerlessness of NATO and the EU in the information war ”- this is what worries the Polish general and what he proposes to develop instead of heating up the situation at the borders of Poland.

Make media, not war!

Theses of this information war between the West and Russia are given at the very beginning of the article as theses of the information war between Russia and the West.

The accusations are mirrored, as are the assessments.

Aggressive NATO bloc general of a NATO member country calls "non-aggressive NATO alliance" - and so on, everything else can also be simply taken and deployed with the opposite sign, getting a mirror image of this bilateral information war.

We just put “West” instead of “Russia” - and everything is just as clear and precise.

"The Russians understand that only information war allows them to conduct effective actions against their European and overseas opponents in a period of peace" - this is the formula that actually begins the article.

We change "Russians" to "West", or "USA", or "NATO" - and we get what the general calls for at the very end of his article.

The theorem, as they say, is proven.

"Information warfare, as an element of a strategy that forms the conviction of the greatness of the West and its military might, is directed primarily against Russia."

Although this is, strictly speaking, not a quote from an article by General Skshipchak.

This is what he sees in the mirror.

The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.