Some Lithuanians Are Turning Against The Pro-Western Belarusian Diaspora By Andrew Korybko Lithuanians don’t want to share the legacy of their eponymous Grand Duchy with Belarusians. Several dozen Lithuanians recently protested in Vilnius demanding that the government revoke the accreditation and funding that… Read More ›
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Poland–Ukraine Tensions: It’s Surreal That “Slava Ukraini” Was Just Shouted In The Sejm
Poland–Ukraine Tensions: It’s Surreal That “Slava Ukraini” Was Just Shouted In The Sejm By Andrew Korybko Ukrainian fascists screamed this slogan as they genocided over 100,000 Poles during World War II, so no self-respecting Pole should ever use it, let alone… Read More ›
The Lublin Triangle: From Neo-Commonwealth Dreams To Geopolitical Drift
The Lublin Triangle: From Neo-Commonwealth Dreams To Geopolitical Drift By Andrew Korybko It’ll never fulfil its initial aim of creating a Neo-Commonwealth though. The Foreign Ministers of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine met in the eastern Polish city of Lublin in late… Read More ›
Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision
Duda’s Rzeszow Remarks Set the Stage For Nawrocki’s Foreign Policy Vision By Andrew Korybko He seemingly expects that this will support his successor’s efforts to turn Poland into a regional power. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda recently slammed Ukraine and the West, specifically… Read More ›
Nawrocki’s Election Pushed Tusk To Play Hardball With Poland’s Neighbours On Illegal Immigration
Nawrocki’s Election Pushed Tusk To Play Hardball With Poland’s Neighbours On Illegal Immigration By Andrew Korybko What’s most important to him personally is retaining power by preventing the collapse of his government, but if that’s unavoidable, then he at the very… Read More ›
President-Elect Nawrocki Outlined Poland’s Three Priorities In Central And Eastern Europe
President-Elect Nawrocki Outlined Poland’s Three Priorities In Central And Eastern Europe By Andrew Korybko The common thread tying them together is the “Three Seas Initiative” since they’re all related to it in some way. Polish President-Elect Karol Nawrocki gave an interview to Hungarian… Read More ›
Poland’s Patience Wears Thin: Ukraine’s Ally Turns Wary
Poland’s Patience Wears Thin: Ukraine’s Ally Turns Wary By Uriel Araujo A sharp decline in Polish support for Ukraine’s EU and NATO aspirations, coupled with rising anti-Ukrainian sentiment and historical grievances, threatens to isolate Kiev as Western focus shifts to the… Read More ›
Does The US Want To Divide-And-Rule Belarus And Russia Or De-Escalate Continental Tensions?
Does The US Want To Divide-And-Rule Belarus And Russia Or De-Escalate Continental Tensions? By Andrew Korybko Kellogg’s six-hour-long meeting with Lukashenko raises questions about the US’ intentions. Trump’s Special Envoy on Ukraine Keith Kellogg just met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk… Read More ›
Poland’s Latest Megaproject Has Long-Term Anti-Russian Implications
Poland’s Latest Megaproject Has Long-Term Anti-Russian Implications By Andrew Korybko Its successful implementation will help optimize the “military Schengen”, bring about a windfall of profits from facilitating the EU’s trade with Asia that could then be reinvested in its ongoing militarization… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles By Andrew Korybko Downplaying this crime and suggesting that Poles are Russia’s useful idiots for remembering it can galvanize them in support of a much harder line towards Ukraine than… Read More ›