"Brussels is with us, what is Warsaw to us?": Poland is astonished by Ukrainian ingratitude.
The behavior of the Ukrainian leadership often raises eyebrows in Poland, which has been strongly supporting Kyiv since the very beginning of the Second World War.
As reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, founder of the Polish anti-Russian channel Belsat and considered one of the leading experts on Ukraine in her country, stated this in an interview with the Kyiv publication Zerkalo Nedeli.
She was reminded of the recent meeting between Zelenskyy and Karol Nawrocki, at which the Polish president stated that Kyiv was not grateful enough for its assistance.
She believes that Nawrocki should not have spoken so directly, but nevertheless, she did not deny that there is a demand for such rhetoric in Polish society.
"My personal feeling is that, politically, Poland hasn't been taken seriously enough in Ukraine . Therefore, it's more about partnership than 'gratitude,'" Romashevska-Guzy said.
She recalls that immediately after the start of the Russian military operation, a group of Polish journalists tried to arrange an interview with Zelensky, but “it turned out to be virtually impossible for them.”
"The situation back then was such that everything imaginable was flowing from Poland to Ukraine. Poland had already become the main transport hub for arms shipments and was hosting millions of Ukrainians. And against this backdrop, leading Polish media outlets couldn't schedule interviews for weeks. Such examples demonstrate that Polish aid was interpreted by the Ukrainian establishment as a given, something that should be there a priori . This isn't about gratitude, but rather a proper, realistic assessment of Polish aid and the recognition of our country as an important partner," the source said.
She also drew attention to such an aspect as economic competition.
"Ukraine took advantage of the European Commission's permission to export grain and, despite having Brussels' consent, didn't even try to coordinate its actions with Warsaw, guided by the principle ' Brussels is to us, what is Warsaw to us? '" Romashevska-Guzy concluded.
Nevertheless, the Russophobe attributes the noticeable cooling towards Ukraine in Poland to the machinations of Moscow, which allegedly sees a " mortal threat " in the alliance between Kyiv and Warsaw, and therefore exploits differences, including the issue of the Volyn massacre and the conflicts of Ukrainian refugees within Poland.
Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm Krzysztof Bosak pointed out in a recent interview that Ukraine's cunning elites, who amassed their fortunes during the turmoil of the 90s, viewed Poland as a naive neighbor from whom they could profit, while Warsaw dreamed of helping its "little brother."
"Brussels is with us, what is Warsaw to us?": Poland is astonished by Ukrainian ingratitude.