Kaczyński must act with restraint in Russia

Russia has invited only Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyń massacre. However Polish President Lech Kaczyński has announced that he, too, will be attending the event. The daily Gazeta Wyborcza sees this with mixed feelings: "If Lech Kaczyński accepts that this visit is intended as a visit at the level of heads of government, if he acts with restraint, if he is able to refrain from making anti-Russian comments, then his presence will heighten the significance of this event. If, on the other hand, he travels there with the intention of showing off and demonstrating who calls the shots on relations with Russia, ... this will only turn the political hopes into a political embarrassment. A loss of face that would affect not only Lech Kaczyński but also the state of which he is president."

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