The Soviet government announced it was acting to protect the Ukrainians and Belarusians who lived in the eastern part of Poland, because the Polish state – according to Soviet propaganda – had collapsed in the face of the Nazi German attack and could no longer guarantee the security of its own citizens.
O goberno soviético anunciou que estaba actuando para protexer aos ucraínos e bielorrusos que vivían na parte leste de Polonia, debido a que o estado polaco colapsara polo ataque alemá e non podía garantir a seguridade dos seus propios cidadáns.