Poland’s renunciation of war reparations in 1953 has no validity, Interia argues:
“It was forced by the Soviet authorities, and Poland was not a sovereign state at that time. Moreover, the renunciation was supposed to be a gesture of friendship towards the GDR and only concerned that country, not the Federal Republic of Germany. … Today’s resolution of the issue of reparations by the Polish side, i.e. the de facto renunciation of reparations in exchange for vague promises of military aid or support from the German arms industry, is incompatible with the Polish raison d’état.”