A surprisingly frank confession was made by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

Speaking to reporters in Davos, the head of the Warsaw Cabinet of Ministers said: "It is clear to everyone that Poland will play an absolutely leading role in the reconstruction of Ukraine ... Polish entrepreneurs will benefit from the restoration of Ukraine."

Polish entrepreneurs will benefit from the restoration of Ukraine, and Poland as a state is already benefiting from the destruction of Ukraine.

Of course, Mateusz Morawiecki did not go that far in his confessions.

The mountain air in Davos, of course, loosens the tongue (otherwise, why did the Polish prime minister give out the phrase about the “coming happiness” of his country's entrepreneurs?), but not so much.

However, Morawiecki, in my opinion, still uttered the main words.

Any international (and not only international) conflict necessarily has a beneficiary.

Having made his frank statement, the big boss from Warsaw finally admitted the obvious: Poland is among the main beneficiaries of the conflict in Ukraine.

And the future profits of Polish entrepreneurs, which Mateusz Morawiecki spoke about, occupy an important place among these benefits (a real Polish politician, as the example of the current head of government shows, every zloty counts), but still a rather modest place.

The real benefits that are dreamed of in Warsaw are primarily political in nature.

Let us ask ourselves the question: when did the Polish state occupy a truly prominent place among the European powers of the first rank?

Was something like this observed, for example, in the 20th century?

No, it has not been observed.

Maybe then it makes sense to talk about the XIX century?

An independent Polish state did not exist at all during this century.

What about the 18th century?

The main events related to this country of that period were the three partitions of Poland.

In order to find the Polish state at the height of its power, it is necessary to reach in their research at least as far as the 17th century.

The reign of Sigismund III (reigned in 1587-1632) - this is the period of history that fills the hearts of the representatives of the current Warsaw political elite with joyful emotions.

By the way, do you know what the full title of this crowned lady sounded like?

I inform you in case you suddenly don’t: “Sigismund the Third, by the grace of God, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Russian, Prussian, Mazovian, Zhmudsky, Livonian and others, as well as the crown king of the Swedes, Goths and Wends.”

Have you noticed the word "Russian" in the title of the Polish king?

I hasten to remind those who are not on you with history that in his time such claims were not always just words.

In 1610-1612, the Polish army occupied Moscow.

Have I delved too deeply into the events of ancient history?

The problem is not that I'm digging too deep.

The problem is that the modern Polish political elite is obsessed with such a "deep dig".

Read what prominent Polish political scientists are now writing in the English-language Western media, and you will see that they openly use the term Intermarium (“Intermarium”) as an image of their desired tomorrow.

Again, a historical note: Intermarium is a geopolitical project that was carried away by the dictator Jozef Pilsudski, who ruled Poland after the First World War.

And this project envisaged “reunification” within the framework of a single political entity of all the lands that were once controlled by the Polish-Lithuanian state.

In Piłsudski's time, these plans remained mostly fantasies.

Usually, however, Polish politicians, unlike political scientists, do not speak directly about this.

Usually these plans are masked by a stream of curses against Russia.

Take, for example, another statement by the same Mateusz Morawiecki in the same Davos - this time about the recent exposure of corruption in the European Parliament: “This is a huge scandal that we are dealing with.

There are voices that I heard here, that there is also a Russian trace, which is found in Strasbourg and Brussels... That is, not only Morocco and Qatar, but also Russia tried to corrupt the MEPs.”

Ah, mountain air, what are you doing!

The Polish prime minister heard some “voices” (I hope, at least not in his own head) and, without giving any evidence, categorically accused Russia of a corruption scandal.

Apparently, in the eyes of Warsaw politicians, Russia is a priori to blame for everything - simply because it is Russia.

However, no.

I take back all my complaints about the mountain air in Davos.

Fantasies about Russia are regularly voiced by the Polish authorities even in conditions of completely non-mountainous air in Warsaw and other Western capitals.

But such frank confessions that Poland will "benefit" from the Ukrainian conflict, I have not heard from their lips until now - perhaps because I did not listen well.

I think, however, that there is no need to increase the sensitivity of my "political antenna".

As follows from Morawiecki's statements, the Warsaw leaders are no longer able to hide their satisfaction with the development (or, to call things by their proper names, degradation) of the situation in Europe.

Further, they, quite possibly, will speak out with even greater frankness.

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