ABMF Ambassadors Series Briefing with Lee Andrew Feinstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland and Michael Knapp, ABMC Historian.
October 29, 2023
Discover Poland's resilience and success in the face of challenges in this video. Lee A. Feinstein, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, talks about how Russia's aggression forged a strategic relationship between Poland and the U.S., and how the Solidarity Revolution serves as a model for societal transformation. He also discusses Poland’s role in Ukraine’s future.
1:00 - 0:30 Feinstein a big fan of ABMF
1:00 - 1:46 Sounding the alarm on Russia’s intentions
1:47 - 2:26 Negotiating first presence of U.S. forces on Polish territory
2:51 - 4:26 Russia’s invasion creates historical reconciliation between Poland and Ukraine
6:58 - 7:30 Russia’s invasion forges strategic relationship between Poland and the U.S.
7:50 - 9:10 Poland’s Solidarity Revolution is a model for other societies
9:59 - 10:50 Opponents of communism united to build a new society
11:44 - 12:46 Soviet-appointee head of Poland negotiated communist to democratic transition
13:10 - 15:24 Economic conditions in Poland
15:42 - 16:57 Corruption in Ukraine
17:27 - 19:40 Poles experience their past history every day
20:52 - 21:53 Polish warnings come from lived experience of Nazi killing fields
22:47 - 23:43 Russia ends treaty agreements to stabilize and control nuclear weapons
24:00 - 25:00 Poland’s place in the world
27:01 - 28:46 Poland’s stake in winning in Ukraine
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