On Friday, an indictment was filed in a Warsaw court against former Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak and the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN), Sławomir Cenckiewicz, over the alleged declassification of fragments of a military plan that supposedly handed half of Poland to Russia without a fight. Commentator Michał Rachoń sharply criticized the move, placing it in a broader historical context and accusing Donald Tusk’s camp of political and pro-Russian motives. According to him, the charges are nothing more than revenge for exposing uncomfortable truths about the policies of Tusk’s first government.
The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office announced it had filed indictments against Błaszczak, Cenckiewicz, as well as Agnieszka Glapiak and Piotr Z. The case concerns the 2023 declassification of parts of the operational plan “Warta.” Prosecutors allege that the former defense minister abused his powers to benefit the Law and Justice party by lifting the secrecy clause on fragments of the document, which were then used in the election campaign. Investigators claim the move “caused exceptionally serious damage to the Republic of Poland.”
According to the prosecution, Błaszczak revealed “out-of-context” fragments of the “Warta” plan, presenting them as evidence that “the political leadership at the time did not intend to defend Poland from the outset of an enemy attack, but only after eastern Poland was occupied, along the Vistula line.” “Such an interpretation in no way followed from an analysis of the full set of strategic-level operational planning documents,” prosecutors emphasized.
Michał Rachoń responded on platform X (formerly Twitter). In his view, the accusations can only be understood when set against the backdrop of Donald Tusk’s earlier policies.
“As we heard today at the press conference of the National Prosecutor’s Office, a so-called improper interpretation of documents produced by Tusk’s resetters can land you in the dock. Fine company to be in, so I’ll add a bit more interpretation,” Rachoń wrote, ironically echoing the prosecution’s phrasing.
He recalled a number of controversial decisions from the era when Poland’s defense and foreign policy were overseen by the PO-PSL coalition:
- The “treacherous #VistulaLine concept” — a defense plan assuming half of Poland would be ceded in the event of Russian aggression.
- The concept of a “strategic security dialogue with Russia,” described by then–Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
- Visits to Poland by Putin’s right-hand man, Nikolai Patrushev, received by then-BBN chief Stanisław Koziej.
- Defense Ministry reports on “Russian proposals for a direct phone line” between the ministry’s HQ in Warsaw and the Baltic Fleet in St. Petersburg.
- The presence of Russian FSB officers inside Polish counterintelligence buildings, reportedly flown around the country on military aircraft.
Rachoń stressed that all of these details are documented in the book Zgoda, which reveals the background of the Polish-Russian “reset” during Tusk’s tenure.
Mariusz Błaszczak called the indictment “Donald Tusk’s revenge.” “This is the price I pay for exposing the plans of the first PO-PSL government to give up nearly half of Poland without a fight. If faced with the same dilemma again, I would, without hesitation, declassify the documents showing Tusk’s team’s true intentions,” he wrote on X. He added that this is how he understands his political mission, and that “residents of eastern Poland in particular had the right to know what fate the PO-PSL government was preparing for them.”
Prof. Sławomir Cenckiewicz struck a similar note, declaring that he is innocent and glad the case will be heard in court, where he can defend himself. “Poland will defeat the friends of Russia, the lawbreakers and the liars!” he wrote. He described the indictment as “revenge by those who for years cultivated friendship with Russia, entangling Polish state institutions in relations with Moscow — including with the FSB.”