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[00:00:01] The problem I have with Ukraine and Russia is that a large
[00:00:05] portion of diesel comes from Russia, and its price
[00:00:09] is soaring. Russian facilities are being attacked by Ukraine.
[00:00:12] I asked President Zelensky not to attack diesel production
[00:00:16] facilities or refineries. Diesel prices are rising because
[00:00:20] it's difficult for it to leave Russia, and this situation is harming the entire
[00:00:23] world.
[00:00:26] The words of the President of the United States were commented on by a morning guest. I would expect
[00:00:41] the President of the United States to rather call on President
[00:00:45] Putin not to attack civilians, not
[00:00:48] to commit genocide every day, not to
[00:00:52] restrain President Zelensky from defending
[00:00:55] his country, but also to defend the entire European
[00:00:58] potential. This shows very
[00:01:00] clearly
[00:01:05] the priorities of the President of the United States. It is not
[00:01:08] about the actual defense
[00:01:11] of European and also
[00:01:14] transatlantic interests, because the United States
[00:01:17] and Europe should be absolutely united in this
[00:01:21] regard. Radosław Piesiewicz may be
[00:01:25] recalled today from his position as president of the Polish Olympic
[00:01:28] Committee. At 1:00 PM in Warsaw,
[00:01:31] the PKOl board will convene, which, based on
[00:01:35] its statute, may make such a decision.
[00:01:39] If this happens, arrested Piesiewicz will be replaced
[00:01:43] until the end of the current term by one of the eight vice-presidents
[00:01:46] of the committee. The current head of PKOl was arrested,
[00:01:50] let us recall, on August 27 in Warsaw as part of the investigation into
[00:01:54] the Zonda Crypto scandal. The cryptocurrency exchange was a general
[00:01:57] sponsor from October last year. Paid
[00:02:05] protection and satisfying a group of Zonda
[00:02:08] Crypto creditors to the detriment of others in connection with
[00:02:11] impending insolvency.
[00:02:15] In the news, we're changing the subject, a moment all her fans
[00:02:19] have been waiting for. Céline Dion stood on
[00:02:22] stage again. The Canadian singer began her long-awaited
[00:02:25] series of concerts
[00:02:27] in Paris.
[00:02:39] Saturday's performance was her first full concert in
[00:02:42] six years. Céline Dion will appear on stage again
[00:02:46] on September 16, and will later play
[00:02:49] These 10 more concerts. The last one is scheduled for October 14. In total,
[00:02:53] half a million people will attend the performances.
[00:02:56] The news of the artist's return to the stage caused true euphoria
[00:03:00] among her fans. All concerts
[00:03:03] great feat. Well, looking at are sold out, and tickets can only be purchased
[00:03:05] through resale. Céline Dion had to limit
[00:03:08] her stage activity due to
[00:03:11] anti-guerrilla ones, NATO health problems. In 2022,
[00:03:14] she announced that she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person
[00:03:17] Syndrome. This is a rare neurological disease that
[00:03:21] can cause painful muscle spasms and affect,
[00:03:24] among other things, the ability
[00:03:26] to sing.
[00:03:31] And with this information, we conclude the news at 8:00 AM. Céline Dion
[00:03:35] fans are celebrating, but all of Paris is also celebrating, because even
[00:03:38] a metro station was beautifully decorated. It's certainly
[00:03:42] worth revisiting these moments and this music. If
[00:03:45] the world were only like this, it would be wonderful. Weronika Bigus,
[00:03:49] thank you very much, this was the news. Indeed, the
[00:03:52] Russian drone attack near the Polish border is part of a broader,
[00:03:56] disturbing trend in Russia's actions towards the region, said
[00:04:00] with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. In response to the incident, the Head of
[00:04:02] Government convened a special briefing for services
[00:04:06] ministers participating. Now we ask Michał
[00:04:09] Hetman, who is in Lublin, what actions are
[00:04:12] being taken at the governmental and local government levels, because today
[00:04:16] you spoke with
[00:04:17] the Deputy Voivode.
[00:04:22] So let's start with this trend, this trend
[00:04:24] is disturbingly expanding, it is constantly
[00:04:27] escalating, we can see here... in Lublin clearly since
[00:04:31] 2022, when the Russians
[00:04:35] attacked Ukraine. Russia may use
[00:04:39] unprecedented equipment, including jet
[00:04:42] drones, says Prime Minister Donald Tusk. These
[00:04:46] reports, CIA reports, intelligence
[00:04:49] reports of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, including ours and the Baltic
[00:04:52] states, are disturbing, speaking of possible
[00:04:56] escalation, therefore it is so important that in these
[00:04:59] difficult times, one does not turn away
[00:05:03] from their allies and to be in this all
[00:05:06] together, said the Prime Minister.
[00:05:10] We will also consider y...
[00:05:13] together how to mobilize
[00:05:17] our allies. We do not want to fall
[00:05:20] into a nervous
[00:05:21] mood
[00:05:24] and emotions are least advisable here, but there is no
[00:05:28] doubt that we must be prepared with our allies
[00:05:32] for a joint reaction if such a
[00:05:36] need arises.
[00:05:40] As for the readiness of the troops, there are many
[00:05:44] things we will not learn, and it's good that
[00:05:47] we won't, because then the enemy would know
[00:05:50] more, and we don't want that. We do know for sure, however, that
[00:05:54] yesterday the procedures worked correctly, that the exchange
[00:05:58] of sirens from analog to digital is still ongoing,
[00:06:01] thanks to which there are no longer situations like just a few months
[00:06:05] ago, when residents of one municipality learned about a potential
[00:06:09] threat fifteen minutes after
[00:06:13] their neighbors did. Now everything works much faster, much
[00:06:16] better. By the end of the year, the siren issue is to be completely
[00:06:20] closed. Evacuation procedures for border crossings also worked
[00:06:23] correctly, said the Deputy Voivode of Lublin, Wojciech
[00:06:27] Wołoch. The procedures worked, the system
[00:06:30] worked, and the services also worked, even
[00:06:33] in these tangential elements such as verifying potential
[00:06:37] threats. Let's remember that there were also reports of these. Everyone
[00:06:40] is learning these
[00:07:12] procedures in case of another escalation. Let's hope that
[00:07:16] there will be as few opportunities as possible to test these procedures,
[00:07:20] however, as we hear from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister,
[00:07:23] unfortunately we must prepare for the worst-case
[00:07:27] scenarios.
[00:07:47] the situation in which Radosław Piesiewicz found himself. As you
[00:07:51] know, he is detained for three
[00:07:54] months. Now, the appeal against the temporary arrest
[00:07:57] of the president of the Polish Olympic
[00:08:00] Committee will be heard today before the District Court in
[00:08:04] Katowice. Piesiewicz is in three-month detention in
[00:08:08] connection with charges including paid protection in the Zonda
[00:08:12] case. These information on this topic is being collected by Ewelina
[00:08:15] Lachwięcek, who is currently in Katowice. Please
[00:08:18] tell us, Ewelina, how does the defense argue this
[00:08:22] appeal?
[00:08:25] Good morning, I welcome you. In no way does it argue,
[00:08:28] because the defenders constantly refer to
[00:08:31] their chosen tactics. We don't know if, for example, at this first stage,
[00:08:35] when the first arrest hearing took place, they requested
[00:08:39] non-custodial precautionary measures. We don't know if, but it is to be expected.
[00:08:50] The prosecutor requested at this first stage, when Radosław
[00:08:54] Piesiewicz was interrogated,
[00:08:56] he requested a three-month temporary arrest, and the court
[00:09:00] granted this request, really justifying it by
[00:09:02] giving three arguments. First,
[00:09:05] the severity of the sentence hanging over Radosław Piesiewicz
[00:09:09] for the alleged acts he was supposed to have committed.
[00:09:13] We are talking here about paid protection, because this is a crime
[00:09:16] punishable by up to eight years of imprisonment, which is
[00:09:20] already a very high sentence. But the court also justified that there is
[00:09:23] a possibility of Radosław Piesiewicz influencing other people who will testify
[00:09:27] in this investigation, and we know that this investigation has
[00:09:30] accelerated recently, and there are more people arrested
[00:09:33] at the moment, and we know there will be further arrests. In other
[00:09:37] words, the court had concerns about
[00:09:41] tampering in this case by Radosław...
[00:09:49] that there is a very high probability of the alleged
[00:09:52] acts being committed, so we are talking here about this paid protection. I remind
[00:09:56] you that, according to investigators, Radosław Piesiewicz was to have used
[00:10:00] his influence in the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.
[00:10:03] He did this, he was to have done it at the request of Przemysław Kral, the
[00:10:06] president of Zonda Crypto, and in return he received the infamous
[00:10:10] watch worth almost 180,000 PLN. Radosław
[00:10:13] Piesiewicz says that he has such a watch and it is in his possession, but
[00:10:17] he paid for it in cash. Besides, Radosław Piesiewicz has been saying from the very beginning that he is
[00:10:21] innocent, that the whole situation, the whole situation, is a
[00:10:24] political attack. But the second charge, that's
[00:10:28] here a matter related to Radosław Piesiewicz
[00:10:31] recovering all the money invested on the Zonda
[00:10:35] crypto exchange at the expense of other creditors, other clients,
[00:10:38] who at that time were losing money, because Zonda Crypto was already in
[00:10:42] a very difficult situation, it was simply insolvent. What the court's
[00:10:46] decision will be, we don't know. At 10:30 AM,
[00:10:50] the court hearing will begin. Will Radosław Piesiewicz
[00:10:53] appear here? It is expected that he will, but it is
[00:10:56] not required. Defenders may appear
[00:11:00] who will, of course,
[00:11:03] represent the president of the Polish Olympic
[00:11:05] Committee. Ewelina Lachwięcek, thank
[00:11:09] you very much. Radosław Piesiewicz claims he is innocent in this whole
[00:11:13] situation.
[00:11:15] We are not entirely convinced, and I think the members of the Polish Olympic
[00:11:19] Committee are not convinced either, since they have already decided
[00:11:22] that they will deal with recalling the president. Robert
[00:11:26] Elgendi is next to me. Today,
[00:11:29] the board will meet to recall the president of the Polish
[00:11:33] Committee, primarily to enable PKOl
[00:11:36] to function normally, because the Youth Olympic Games are approaching,
[00:11:40] and it would be truly difficult to operate in such an organization
[00:11:44] without a leader who makes the ultimate crucial decisions. I remind
[00:11:47] you that it is responsible for all formal aspects
[00:11:51] regarding registering athletes, ensuring accreditation
[00:11:54] or... all required tests, for example, which also need
[00:11:58] to be done for such large sports events as the Olympic
[00:12:01] Games or the Youth Games, which will start in Dakar in October,
[00:12:04] are required, and behind all of this stand
[00:12:08] decisions and the entire logistics managed
[00:12:12] by PKOl. That's why today at 1:00 PM, the presidium
[00:12:14] of the board is meeting to elect
[00:12:18] someone who will serve until the end of the term, because there were voices that
[00:12:22] perhaps a general assembly
[00:12:25] should be scheduled, which would
[00:12:29] appoint a new president, hold elections, so that a
[00:12:33] new name would appear for another full
[00:12:36] term, but rather the majority is inclined to
[00:12:39] appoint someone today to finish the term,
[00:12:43] meaning they will act as president until April. Among
[00:12:47] those who can hold this position are vice-presidents. On the
[00:12:50] list of names mentioned are, among others,
[00:12:54] Tomasz Chamera, who is the vice-president of the Polish Sailing Association,
[00:12:58] or Otylia Jędrzejczak, head of the Swimming
[00:13:01] Association, Sports Director of Polsat Television Marian Kmita,
[00:13:05] that's a strong name, it's been circulating for many, many years in the context of
[00:13:09] managing Polish sports, so he's
[00:13:12] also mentioned here, of course, the vice-president and honorary president of the Fencing
[00:13:15] Federation Adam Konopka, president of
[00:13:18] the Polish Rowing Association Adam
[00:13:21] Korol, and also the president of the Polish
[00:13:25] Olympians Association Mieczysław Nowicki, who is currently replacing
[00:13:28] President Piesiewicz, at Piesiewicz's request, because there was such a proposal
[00:13:32] from his side, actually no he declared that he
[00:13:35] wanted to lead to all these meetings, to all these
[00:13:39] possible meetings, at which these proper
[00:13:42] elections, for example, today, would be held.
[00:13:45] He himself does not aspire to take over the helm at all,
[00:13:49] so Mr. Mieczysław Nowicki has expressed himself this
[00:13:52] way so far. Therefore, there is also
[00:13:56] honorary president Henryk Olszewski. I remind
[00:13:58] you, the term, well, there was also the former head of the
[00:14:02] wrestling association Andrzej Supron among
[00:14:05] this group. The term
[00:14:08] would normally end in April, so now
[00:14:11] probably elections will begin, a
[00:14:14] campaign will begin. Robert Korzeniowski talks a lot about this,
[00:14:18] declaring his desire to take over the leadership of the Polish
[00:14:21] Olympic Committee. For now, from the perspective
[00:14:25] of an observer, he doesn't express himself
[00:14:29] too categorically,
[00:14:31] but anyway, we have Maja Włoszczowska, who holds
[00:14:35] an honorary position there and is such a link, so I think
[00:14:39] Maja can be calm about what is happening here, trusting that our
[00:14:43] structures will indeed gather themselves, because it's about image, it's also about streamlining,
[00:14:46] so that these people who are in that well-known building, working, can
[00:14:50] continue to perform their duties. So today at 1:00 PM,
[00:14:53] the debate will probably begin. The new vice-presidents will have to decide which
[00:14:57] of them will take on this role, and we'll see.
[00:15:00] We waited a long time for this meeting, right, because we waited a long time for Radosław
[00:15:04] Piesiewicz to organize a general assembly that would
[00:15:08] elect a new president, and where there would also be a discussion about his
[00:15:11] role in the PKA, and only now, when Radosław Piesiewicz is
[00:15:15] in custody, has such a thing been organized. Well,
[00:15:18] according to this statute, such are the rights. This statute has also been
[00:15:22] repeatedly challenged by media circles and
[00:15:25] others. Anyway, the discussion on this
[00:15:28] among Olympians has also been going on for
[00:15:31] years, that these regulations that govern this statute are also not
[00:15:35] entirely clear. That they give such
[00:15:38] great autonomy generally, that other bodies
[00:15:42] find it difficult to penetrate. This
[00:15:44] is not
[00:15:46] an isolated story, because that's how
[00:15:48] the football structure works worldwide,
[00:15:52] not only, because the Polish Football Association is also like a state within a state, as it is commonly
[00:15:56] said. You know perfectly well, as a journalist who has
[00:15:59] sports in your heart, that this is how it works. PKOl has the same, so now this
[00:16:03] current situation, under Article 21 of this
[00:16:07] statute, allows for the election until
[00:16:10] the end of the term, to entrust this function to one of the vice-presidents,
[00:16:14] because the current one cannot serve, well, for obvious reasons he was
[00:16:18] detained for three months, so it is not
[00:16:21] possible to lead, but formally in
[00:16:24] the KRS he will still function. Robert Elgendi,
[00:16:27] thank you very much. In two places today, the case of Radosław Piesiewicz will
[00:16:31] be decided, both in Katowice regarding
[00:16:33] the appeal concerning the arrest, and at
[00:16:37] the headquarters of the Polish Olympic
[00:16:53] compare the level of
[00:16:56] danger and threat,
[00:16:59] comparing it to drones that flew over
[00:17:02] Polish territory, with these situations that happened
[00:17:05] yesterday. What is more appealing to
[00:17:09] our imagination and what is more dangerous? I
[00:17:13] think these events should be treated linearly, meaning
[00:17:16] they should be treated in a very similar way, because they
[00:17:20] have a specific goal, meaning it's not that
[00:17:23] these unmanned aerial vehicles flying into our
[00:17:26] airspace, or striking near the border, are
[00:17:29] accidents. These are deliberate actions. Today we can
[00:17:33] say that these are deliberate actions that aim at
[00:17:36] specific... a specific impact on our society, primarily
[00:17:40] to cause fear, to cause
[00:17:42] such a situation in
[00:17:45] which, on the one hand, the rulers are forced or
[00:17:48] are put under scrutiny for a specific
[00:17:51] purpose in a specific reaction, and on the other hand,
[00:17:55] for society to be terrified by the vision
[00:17:58] of a potential war with Russia. This is the
[00:18:02] main goal, because let's remember that Russia's goal is the polarization
[00:18:05] of society, division, because with a divided and
[00:18:08] frightened society it is much easier to control, much easier to
[00:18:12] manipulate. Are we really a frightened nation at this
[00:18:15] moment, or has this fear, this goal, been achieved
[00:18:19] by the Russians, because I have the impression that we are
[00:18:22] not entirely convinced that anything like this could happen? I think
[00:18:26] it's a process. Let's remember that four, five years ago, when the war
[00:18:30] started, the full-scale invasion of Russia on Ukraine, no one thought
[00:18:34] that one could create political
[00:18:37] capital for a pro-Russian narrative or a narrative that would aim
[00:18:41] to, well, weaken Ukraine, for example. I'm not
[00:18:45] saying Ukrainians have their own issues, that's also
[00:18:48] politics, but from the perspective of Poland's
[00:18:52] strategic interest, it is in our interest to support
[00:18:55] Ukraine and counter Russia.
[00:18:58] If today more and more politicians or various types of centers
[00:19:02] that are anti-Ukrainian and at the same time often
[00:19:05] pro-Russian have a greater voice,
[00:19:08] then we must consider whether,
[00:19:11] if we evaluate Russian actions, because we often evaluate
[00:19:15] them critically, in this case they are not achieving
[00:19:18] their desired direction. Let's remember that next year we have parliamentary elections, which
[00:19:22] will also determine how our country's
[00:19:26] politics will look, and many indications are that for the first time in many years we will
[00:19:29] have in our political system
[00:19:33] parties or politicians who are openly pro-Russian. That didn't exist before.
[00:19:48] And looking from the perspective of Russian activity, all these elements, which form one common influence operation, bring benefits. What do you think we didn't learn after yesterday's meeting, what was
[00:19:52] kept secret, because of course there are protests,
[00:19:55] promises of even more diligent action
[00:19:58] by the services, but what was not said openly
[00:20:02] to society? I mean, I think we are living in such
[00:20:05] a time when intelligence services, not only of our country but also
[00:20:09] of our allies, provide various types of information that
[00:20:12] they learn from various sources. Well, these
[00:20:15] information is probably not entirely optimistic. Let's remember
[00:20:19] that these attempts at sabotage, various
[00:20:22] acts of diversion, this is something that will intensify, and
[00:20:26] the Russians have some broader plan, which will probably, in
[00:20:30] connection with the elections in our country next year, be largely
[00:20:33] directed at us. One must be aware, we are the largest country
[00:20:37] in the region, we have the most to say, we have the strongest army in terms
[00:20:40] of these forces. The Baltic
[00:20:44] states without us are unable to defend themselves, Ukraine without
[00:20:47] us is unable to defend itself without our logistical
[00:20:51] support. We play a key role here. The migration crisis and the migration
[00:20:54] war declared by Lukashenka did
[00:20:58] not break us. We
[00:21:00] constantly support Ukraine, but if, for
[00:21:04] example, the Russians plan actions against the Baltic states, then
[00:21:08] it is even more crucial to break our attitude. Hence
[00:21:11] the discussions about whether we should help the Baltic states in the event
[00:21:15] of aggression. Well, polls show that society is rather
[00:21:19] in favor of such help and
[00:21:22] activating point five, yes, yes,
[00:21:25] yes, however, we all wonder how far the Russians can
[00:21:29] go, because we understand sabotage actions and we know that
[00:21:32] they will happen, but is Russia capable of taking
[00:21:36] another step, making another move?
[00:21:39] Looking from the perspective of how the Russians are preparing, how their arms
[00:21:43] industry is working, how many veterans they have, meaning those
[00:21:46] who have already been through the front line or through
[00:21:50] military operations in Ukraine, the Russians have all the capabilities.
[00:21:53] Let's remember that for the Kremlin, what is important is not
[00:21:57] so much foreign policy, but internal sentiment and whether
[00:22:00] there might eventually be some hecatomb
[00:22:03] of the system. If the Russians do not
[00:22:06] protest, do not take to the streets, then this
[00:22:10] is consent to various actions also
[00:22:13] abroad. But on the other hand, the Kremlin is aware that the mistakes
[00:22:17] made by Putin's policy and
[00:22:20] his entourage cause these thousands, hundreds of thousands
[00:22:24] of veterans who have returned from the front to potentially unite at some
[00:22:27] point. They are no longer afraid of war, they are no longer
[00:22:30] afraid of confrontation with the militia or with the Russian police,
[00:22:34] but they can start acting, and the Kremlin is also afraid of this. Just
[00:22:37] one more question, because Radosław Sikorski said yesterday, "If
[00:22:41] Russia attacks, we will defeat them very quickly, we have a huge advantage in
[00:22:45] the air." Can this really be taken
[00:22:49] seriously? Always
[00:22:51] take it very seriously, but is it just bragging and
[00:22:55] showing Russia, "better not try"?
[00:22:58] That is, let's note that this conversation, or this
[00:23:02] statement, concerned NATO forces, not just Poland, because some
[00:23:05] people, I saw, are already implying that we as Poland can
[00:23:09] defeat them. No, we cannot. However, when it comes to NATO forces, there is
[00:23:13] no discussion at all. NATO is much stronger, has much
[00:23:16] better technological capabilities, long-range...
[00:23:19] The Russians, of course, have
[00:23:22] their cards, they have their aces, but
[00:23:26] nuclear weapons, however, their real strength is shown by their inability
[00:23:29] to defeat one of the poorer European countries,
[00:23:33] Ukraine, which for years spent very little
[00:23:37] on defense.
[00:23:39] Russian assumptions did not materialize, and after 4.5 years
[00:23:43] they got stuck conquering only
[00:23:46] tens of thousands of square kilometers, so it's not
[00:23:49] some
[00:23:53] how effective NATO was in other operations, I'm talking about
[00:23:56] military operations, not stabilization, not some subsequent
[00:24:01] is still a much greater military force, and I think there's
[00:24:05] no comparison to the Russian army. So
[00:24:08] Putin is taking a risk. If he indeed takes action,
[00:24:12] let's remember that NATO is not one organism. Russia's
[00:24:15] advantage is that Russia is one organism, with one government, with
[00:24:18] one authority. NATO is a collection
[00:24:21] of already dozens of countries, each with its own political
[00:24:25] agenda. We see what is happening in the United States, we see what is happening in
[00:24:29] Spain in Western Europe, we see what is happening to us, in our part
[00:24:32] of Europe. All this means that for NATO,
[00:24:36] its unity, its coherence, is key.
[00:24:39] here, if in the case of military technologies I have
[00:24:42] no doubt about Russia's superiority over Russia, then
[00:24:46] in the case of political cohesion, yes, that's true.