Magdalena Fitas-Czuchnowska, the wife of “Gazeta Wyborcza” journalist Wojciech Czuchnowski—who, just two days ago, labeled U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a “moron”—served today as the interpreter during Hegseth’s meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. What’s more, Fitas-Czuchnowska had previously shared on social media her husband’s offensive tweet, effectively endorsing his words. It’s worth noting that she was previously known as Fitas-Dukaczewska and was married to the last head of the Military Information Services (WSI), Marek Dukaczewski, who was trained by the GRU. She also served as a trusted interpreter during the “reset” in relations with Putin’s Russia—among other things, she interpreted conversations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Tusk on April 7 and 10, 2010.
The Ministry of National Defense announced today that Polish and American officials discussed cooperation, joint projects, and ongoing deterrence efforts on NATO’s eastern flank. “Poland remains a close ally of the U.S.,” the ministry assured. However, there is one situation that significantly impacts the Polish government’s credibility in this matter—and may even give the impression of a deliberate, anti-American provocation.
He called Hegseth a ‘moron.’ His wife shared that post and then… interpreted the conversation
Two days ago, “Gazeta Wyborcza” journalist Wojciech Czuchnowski referred to Pete Hegseth as a “tattooed recidivist moron.” This was how he described the U.S. Secretary of Defense, currently visiting Poland.
One might have brushed off such comments from a politically engaged media employee were it not for the fact that the person interpreting at today’s meeting between Hegseth and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was none other than Czuchnowski’s wife, Magdalena Fitas-Czuchnowska. Moreover, just two days earlier, she herself had shared her husband’s offensive post.
“Someone pulled Gen. Bieniek out of mothballs, along with Stróżyk, who was a Trump-era hater. And at Kosiniak-Kamysz’s side, we have Ms. Fitas-Czuchnowska. This must be some kind of provocation!” wrote MP Andrzej Śliwka on social media.
Who is Fitas-Czuchnowska, aka Fitas-Dukaczewska?
Magdalena Fitas-Czuchnowska (formerly Fitas-Dukaczewska, ex-wife of Marek Dukaczewski—the former head of the WSI, a PRL military intelligence officer, and a GRU trainee) worked from 1999 to 2015 as an English and Russian interpreter for successive Polish governments and presidents.
In 2010, she served as Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s interpreter during his visits to Katyn on April 7 and Smolensk on April 10, interpreting talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The Czuchnowskis make no secret of their intense hostility toward the current opposition. They demonstrated it to such an extent that their wedding featured decorations with “eight stars”—a vulgar slogan aimed at PiS.