The European Union is shaking - and not childishly. The culprit is Poland. The eternal dream of the local conservatives to spread the lordly influence "from Mozha to Mozha" came into conflict with the political reality, where Warsaw is on a short leash with Brussels. "To the leg!" - Demand the bosses of the European Commission, reasonably pointing out that the Poles themselves renounced part of their sovereignty in order to join the European family of nations. But in response, only the endless "Yesche Polska did not perish."

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki describes relations between Warsaw and Brussels exclusively in military terms. The European Union is talking to Poland "with a pistol to its temples," he lamented in an interview with the Financial Times. The British will understand, it was not in vain that they fled from the EU, probably, the Polish leader thought at that moment. And he gave the heat: "If the European Commission starts the third world war, then we will defend our rights by any means that we have at our disposal."

"A good show is more expensive than money." Especially in politics. Raising the stakes, scaring them in order to suppress the will of the enemy, and then graciously agreeing to compromise terms is the standard scheme. But this concerns today's Poland to the least extent. It has long been ruled by obstinate nationalists from the Law and Justice party, who, to the point of confusion, remind their neighbors from near Lvov and Volyn. It's a pleasure to fight like that.

All the fuss flared up because of Poland's desire to put its laws above the laws of the EU. This decision was made in October by the Constitutional Court of this country, ignoring the demand of the European Commission to reverse the judicial reform. Formally, it was about the right of the President of Poland to nominate candidates for the position of a judge of the Supreme Court. But the main issue, of course, was the question of power. By asserting their priority, the Poles set a precedent for disobeying Brussels.

The EU threatens with fines, but in Poland, it seems, nobody worries. It's so sweet to be independent ... European money promised to Warsaw for recovery from the pandemic is also at stake. If the Poles persist, they will lose billions of euros, like Hungary, which has already been punished for willfulness. The Poles are ready to take the money, but they are not going to fulfill the conditions under which they are allocated. Doesn't it look like anything?

In such cases, it is advised to either remove the cross, or wear panties.

A rough Russian proverb received a new, quite intelligent European reading on the Polish occasion.

“We need to give a clear signal: no one can put himself outside the EU, when it is profitable for him, and inside the EU, when it is profitable for him,” Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares formulated the problem.

Heavy artillery in the form of the Germans or the French, apparently, was left as a last resort.

Interestingly, Polish society is virtually united in its zeal to exploit the European gold mine for its own benefit.

The absolute majority - 88% of Poles - support Warsaw's membership in the EU.

With their ambiguous demands, politicians only fulfill the will of their voters.

“We will defend Poland as part of the European Union,” the prime minister promised.

Somewhere in Brussels, European bureaucrats sighed heavily.

Demonstration of frostbite is too effective a political tool to be neglected. Therefore, the poor but proud Polish authorities, frightening Brussels, act from a position of strength. If there is too much insistence, Warsaw may veto some key EU bills, Morawiecki threatened. For example, in terms of climate. Given the importance of the green agenda in Europe (its goal is to politically reform the world), the move is extremely strong.

While the parties are arguing on what conditions and with what degree of freedom Poland will remain in the EU, there are other, even more radical forces that consider the European Union evil. For example, a member of the Polish Sejm, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, believes that if Warsaw slams the door and sets off on an independent voyage, it will only benefit her. At the same time, he recalled the example of China, which was poorer than Poland, but did not take money from anyone, did not sacrifice its sovereignty and became a superpower.

Corwin-Mikke does not believe in the future of the European Union, believing that it will collapse in 15-20 years under the influence of centrifugal forces. His opinion is interesting, if only because the Polish politician was once a member of the European Parliament and knows the system from the inside. The scenario is quite realistic, since Polish nationalism proved to be so tenacious that neither the numerous sections of the country, nor the sobering influence of the Russian Empire, and later the USSR, weakened it.

Is today's Russia striving to see Poland as soon as really independent, this time from Brussels?

Unlikely.

Historical conclusions have been drawn.

Rampant pans can express themselves anywhere and in any way.

At least within the framework of the European Union, blocking the solidarity initiatives of the Europeans, at least in an individual independent capacity, attacking them with their ridiculous claims.

Moscow is not interested in dealing with them.

On the historical scale, everything is clear a long time ago.

By the way, November 4th is coming soon.

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