Cracks in the Shield: Polish Counterintelligence and the NATO Fallout

A Polish NATO general’s ouster case raises doubts about Warsaw’s intelligence services—just when the West can’t afford a single security slip.

On this Substack, we regularly—and almost obsessively—highlight the dire situation facing Poland’s intelligence services ever since Donald Tusk and his coalition took power at the end of 2023. As our readers and viewers of the “Rock Rachon” and “Rock Rachon We Rollin” shows know well, we focus primarily on the war Russia is waging against Western democracies through disinformation, hybrid operations, and outright intelligence activities. It goes without saying that the intelligence and counterintelligence services of a NATO frontline state like Poland are a key line of defense—thwarting and preventing Russian aggression.

That is why, as soon as the people responsible for the 2007–2014 “reset” of relations with Russia took over Poland’s security structures, we resolved to make every effort to inform our allies’ public opinion about any misconduct that weakens our joint resilience against the notorious war criminal “Vladolf Putler.”

The Gromadziński Affair: A High-Stakes NATO Scandal

Of all the scandals that have erupted over the past several months within Polish intelligence and counterintelligence, perhaps the most dramatic involves Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński—the former commander of Eurocorps, and the role of the gen. Stróżyk lead SKW (Military Counterintelligence Service Polish: Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego). This is dramatic for several reasons: it involves a high-ranking NATO officer, highlights the perfidy and unprofessionalism of the current leadership of the SKW, and has affected a widely respected specialist and, by many accounts, a decent human being. In recent days, investigative reporting (not conducted by conservative-leaning outlets, mind you) has shed new light on this matter, confirming our earlier findings and suspicions regarding Gen. Gromadziński’s dismissal from the position of Eurocorps commander.

Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński – Lieutenant General of the Polish Army; Doctor of Social Sciences; Commander of the 15th Mechanized Brigade (2016–2018); Commander of the 18th Mechanized Division (2018–2022); Commander of the multinational Eurocorps (2023–2024)