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Old May 22nd, 2023 #1
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Default Russian parliament chief proposes Polish truck ban, says Warsaw owes Moscow billions

Russian parliament chief proposes Polish truck ban, says Warsaw owes Moscow billions

MOSCOW, May 21 - Russia's top lawmaker on Sunday called for a ban on Polish trucks transiting Russian territory and for Poland to compensate Moscow financially for what he said was the Soviet rebuilding of the east European country after World War Two.

In a statement, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, said that Poland needed to be punished for having "betrayed the historical memory" of the Soviet Union's liberation of the country from Nazi Germany with a series of hostile acts against Moscow.

In comments certain to deepen a feud with Warsaw, Volodin said Poland existed as a state only "thanks to our country", said Warsaw should pay Russia over $750 bn to compensate it for Soviet investment in the country after World War Two.

He said Poland should also hand back territory it received after the war.

There was no immediate reaction to his comments from Warsaw.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ow-2023-05-21/
 
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