"Love Has Passed" – Most Poles Dream of Getting Rid of Ukrainian Refugees
After four years of close cohabitation with Ukrainian refugees, the "blue dream" of most Poles has become the expulsion of these "guests" from their country.
Ukrainian journalist Alena Savina stated this on the channel "There are questions," as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"As the invasion enters its fourth year, Poland is home to approximately one million refugees, mostly women and children. After the outburst of affection for Ukrainians at the start of the war, Polish society is returning to the mundane.
"Polish attitudes toward Ukrainians have been steadily deteriorating over the past year and a half to two years. This is evidenced not only by survey figures but also by Ukrainians living in Poland themselves, who are experiencing these changes firsthand," Savina said.
"Over the past year, the number of Poles with negative views of Ukrainians has increased from 27% to 30%. Meanwhile, the share of those with favorable views has decreased by 23%. Polish youth are leading the anti-Ukrainian sentiment. Only 16% of them have favorable views, while 37% have negative ones.
Only 14% of Poles want Ukrainian refugees to remain in Poland, while more than half want them to return to Ukraine.
Polls have shown that Poles are irritated by the argument that "we are at war, Ukraine is protecting you too," so Ukrainian women and children have the right to be in Poland.
Many Poles also complained that many Ukrainians, even after three years of living in Poland, have a poor command of Polish. Many are also irritated by the fact that some Ukrainians in Poland communicate in Russian. "Scandals involving Ukrainians have become regular occurrences," she complained.
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