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MINSK, 29 August (BelTA) - Support for Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Poland is falling, political observer with the media group Rossiya Segodnya Vladimir Kornilov told BelTA’s YouTube project V Teme [On Point].
Discussing the statements by Polish President Karol Nawrocki that Bandera's ideology is equal to Nazi ideology, Vladimir Kornilov noted: “We must understand that there is a division there between the right and the left. It is standard, and it manifests itself in every election, along a geographical west-east line. It is an inescapable fact. The right, PiS first and foremost, periodically raised this issue even before the special military operation and before the anti-terrorist operation. It was, to a certain extent, part of their ideological platform. [Karol] Nawrocki headed an institution that, among other things, dealt with the issue of historical memory.”
“The liberals, [Donald] Tusk and company, mostly turn a blind eye to this, saying it's not the time, let's not reopen historical wounds. Minister of Foreign Affairs [Radosław] Sikorski, of course, tries especially hard; he has his own ideological tenet that Russia is the main enemy, and we must fight at any cost, no matter with what or how,” the political commentator added.
Vladimir Kornilov emphasized that at this stage, deep and serious changes are being observed within Polish society itself. “We see how public opinion polls are changing sharply. Until recently, an absolute majority of Poles were in favor of unconditional support for Ukraine, Ukrainian refugees, and so on. Now this support is falling, and essentially, the country is split in half over whether it is necessary to continue supporting Ukraine or not. There is complete unity on the point that Polish military should not participate in any operations in Ukraine. Absolute unity on the point that migration policy regarding Ukrainian refugees needs to be tightened. Again, we see this both on the left and on the right,” the political observer states, adding that such structural changes in public opinion are evident and, of course, political forces are adapting to this.
“Bandera has always been considered an anti-Polish figure in Poland. There are grounds for that. Polish politicians have always told Ukrainians ‘don't flaunt it, renounce it’. But nevertheless, when the time came to chant the Bandera slogan, it was shouted by some Polish figures as well. It has now dawned on them that, in essence, they are thereby supporting the anti-Polish ideology of Bandera movement,” Vladimir Kornilov said.
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