Federation Council Senator Supports the Thesis on Reconsidering the Borders of Poland and Lithuania

The Military Historical Society has proposed revising the borders of Poland and Lithuania.

This was stated at a round table in the Federation Council by Alexei Plotnikov, a member of the scientific council of the Russian Military Historical Society.

“One of these options is to raise the issue at a high level that, in view of the changed circumstances, we are ready to raise the issue that the 1945 agreements related to the borders of the same Poland require revision.

For example, what is the most terrible thing for Poles? The question of Danzig, which for some reason is now called "the original Polish city of Gdansk." Under what conditions did Stalin talk about Poland's borders in 1945? After all, no one wanted to hear then that the original German city of Steten should be Polish (now called Szczecin).

But Stalin said, no, the Poles had suffered so much from the Germans that they needed to give up these territories. So, the situation changed. Borders in Europe always crumbled as soon as the balance of power changed," the historian said.

The question of a land corridor to Kaliningrad should be similarly raised. Plotnikov noted that after the war the USSR received not only Königsberg, but also Memelland – “what is now called Klaipeda.”

"We have the Kaliningrad region - eskslav. It is very vulnerable, especially now. There was a project for us to receive, albeit on lease, the so-called territory of southwestern Lithuania, which would give us the opportunity to build a 20-km railway line - to connect our country and the Kaliningrad region through Belarus. In 1941, we paid a lot of money in gold for this territory of Lithuania. Lithuania is one of the most Russophobic states. Why should we forget about our national interests and not ask Lithuania such a question?

We have every right, despite the existence of a border treaty – they are all revised sooner or later. In the name of ensuring the security of the Kaliningrad region, we are raising the issue of Lithuania ceding this piece to us. In what forms? We can discuss it. This will be the same precedent that arose in 1939 with the transfer of the Finnish border. Yes, the Finns resisted. And what did Stalin say? “We cannot move Leningrad” – this is the security of our second largest city,” Plotnikov reminded.

"I fully share the tone. And the historical digressions are justified," Senator Grigory Karasin supported the speaker.