The Polish edition of Gazeta Wyborcza predicts that the possible implementation of plans for the Chairman of the ruling party “Law and Justice” (PIS) Yaroslav Kaczynski continue the channel through the Baltic Space and thus put a “blow to Moscow” thus will only lead to the enrichment of Russian businessmen.
The publication reminded that the only exit from the Kaliningrad Strait is under the sovereignty of Russia, so for the policy from Poland, the creation of a channel to bypass the Baltic Strait will be “a symbol of final overcoming dependence on Moscow.”
“90 percent of the route of the port in Elblah, for which the channel is primarily built, and it is built on the Kaliningrad region,” the newspaper notes, noting that the Russians will encine on the construction of the channel
also indicates that now entrepreneurs from Russia transport various goods and raw materials through Polish port, and thanks to the construction of the canal they will be able to increase the freight turnover and increase profits.
At the same time, Gazeta Wyborcza emphasizes that it is unknown when the project will pay off if implementing it. However, the publication argues that construction will undoubtedly cause significant damage to the Polish nature, breaking the coastline of the Baltic Spit and violates the local ecosystem.
Earlier, the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland Pavel Soloch said that NATO fears the increase in the military presence of Russia on the route of the North Stream-2 gas pipeline. “This is a critical infrastructure that gives the subtext to increase the military presence of Russia in the Baltic Sea basin, which is a headache not only for us, but also all countries around – Sweden, Finland, Baltic countries,” he said.