In Poland, all MGIMO graduates were purged from the diplomatic corps
For two months now, there has not been a single graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in the Polish diplomatic corps.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau stated this in an interview with Gazeta Polska, published on February 14, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Rau called MGIMO “part of Soviet soft power.”
“We managed to complete a very important process, which is part of the broadly understood decommunization. It started with lustration laws,” said the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry.
He stated that although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously made efforts to correct the existing situation, which consisted of “deep immersion of the ministry in the communist apparatus of power,” they lacked integrity.
The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry emphasized that for “really two months” there have been no MGIMO graduates among the current Polish diplomats
“This institute was part of the great project of Soviet imperialism. MGIMO was an investment in the functioning of this imperialism. This is an element of Soviet soft power. Graduates were supposed to serve the interests of this empire. It was known in advance where these people would work. I was surprised that during the lustration activities these issues were completely forgotten,” said the Polish Foreign Minister.
At the same time, Rau actually admitted that the dismissal of MGIO graduates was done under pressure from NATO.
“There is no connection between graduating from MGIMO and serving the Soviet or Russian state as a spy or agent. However, graduating from college can involve creating professional, social, and even family connections.
Consequently, there is a presumption that such a person may be intentionally and knowingly, or completely unknowingly, being used by a foreign intelligence agency. This presumption is even stronger in circumstances where NATO views Russia not as a partner but as a major threat. We are dealing with a hybrid war that has been going on for many years,” said the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Apparently, problems may soon arise in Poland for graduates of any Soviet, Russian and Belarusian educational institutions.
As PolitNavigator reported , the Polish ambassador to Iran publicly bowed and shook hands with President Raisi.
Poland has purged all MGIMO graduates from the diplomatic corps.