Andrew Korybko
Ukrainians and their state have spit in
Poles’ faces for far too long, which is why most of the latter now want to
throw those that have leeched off of them into the Russian meatgrinder as
revenge
* 21 February: “A Top EU Think Tank’s Poll Proved That Polish Views Towards Ukraine Are Noticeably Shifting”
* 27 March: “What Do The Latest Surveys Say About Poles’
Attitudes Towards Ukraine & The Farmers’ Protests?”
* 8 July: “Interpreting A Top EU Think Tank’s Latest Survey On Polish Attitudes Towards Ukraine”
Having shared the evolving statistical context for those who are interested, it’s now time to highlight what the latest survey showed. Only a little more than half of Poles (53%) support accepting more Ukrainian refugees, while two-thirds (67%) want to deport conscription-aged Ukrainian males (25-60 years old). Less than half (46%) support Ukraine continuing to fight Russia, slightly less (39%) want it to give up territory for peace, and a little bit more (44%) believe that this will ultimately happen in any case.
The military-strategic context within which these results were
obtained is that Poland confirmed in late August, several weeks before the
survey was conducted between 12-22 September, that it had already maxed out its military support for
Ukraine. Mainstream Media outlets like CNN also
began sharing glimpses of just how bad everything had become for Ukraine too.
The Volhynia Genocide dispute,
which deeply enrages most Poles, returned to the fore of bilateral relations in
early September as well.
This confluence of factors served to catalyze the preexisting
trends that were discovered by the previously cited surveys and led to the
surprising situation where two-thirds of Poles want to deport conscription-aged
Ukrainian males even though less than half support Ukraine continuing to fight
Russia. In other words, they want to send them to their deaths for a cause that
they themselves no longer support, which hints at a vindictiveness towards them
that’s only now being discussed by top officials.
Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told an interviewer last
week that “The fact is that our society is very shocked by the sight of young
men from Ukraine driving the best cars, spending weekends in five-star hotels.
And this is unfair to Poles, who contribute to healthcare, benefits, education,
not to mention weapons supplies and other assistance.” He himself also
expressed resentment towards his state-level Ukrainian peers by accusing them
of taking Polish aid for granted.
In his words, “We gave Ukraine military equipment worth over 15
billion złoty and we were the first to do so when others were wondering whether
they could send anything. If we, as Poland, had not given them all those tanks,
planes and other weapons, there would be no one to help today. And I have the
feeling that the Ukrainian side does not remember this, is not aware that if it
were not for this Polish help, they would not have reached the stage they are
at today. This is not right.”
It therefore naturally follows that a growing number of Poles
have become fed up with Ukrainian refugees and the proxy war after feeling that
their country has been taken advantage of. Poles are a generous people, but
they also have enough self-respect to not tolerate ingratitude from those who
they help. Ukrainians and their state have spit in Poles’ faces for far too
long, which is why most of the latter now want to throw those that have leeched
off of them into the Russian meatgrinder as revenge.
Andrew Korybko, Substack,
October 22, 2024
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