Ukraine’s Traumatized Troops Could Pose A Security Threat To All Of Europe By Andrew Korybko The EU would do well to indefinitely suspend Ukrainians’ visa-free access to the bloc after martial law ends. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that… Read More ›
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Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions
Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s aggressive and chauvinistic strand of nationalism alienates its neighbours and is often seen by them as a potential threat, causing ethnic and religious tensions. The… Read More ›
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval By Andrew Korybko Trump is unlikely to extend Article 5 guarantees to Polish troops in Belarus and Ukraine, who’d be attacked by Russia the moment that they intervene, so Lukashenko’s… Read More ›
Musk’s Interference Raises Concerns For Polish Government Ahead Of Presidential Election
Musk’s Interference Raises Concerns For Polish Government Ahead Of Presidential Election By Andrew Korybko They can accordingly either try to stop this through scandalous legal moves that risk a national crisis, which could even ruin Poland’s relations with the US, or… Read More ›
The EU’s Need For Cheap Ukrainian Labour Imperils Ukraine’s Post-War Reconstruction
The EU’s Need For Cheap Ukrainian Labour Imperils Ukraine’s Post-War Reconstruction By Andrew Korybko Forthcoming developments might lead to Germany and/or Poland, where over two million of them collectively reside, either encouraging their return or incentivizing them to stay. Zelensky has… Read More ›
Five Reasons For Poland Not To Directly Participate In Any Ukrainian Peacekeeping Mission
Five Reasons For Poland Not To Directly Participate In Any Ukrainian Peacekeeping Mission By Andrew Korybko None of Poland’s objective national interests, nor any of its top two parties’ domestic partisan ones, would be advanced by intervening in Ukraine under any… Read More ›
Ukraine Spit In Poland’s Face By Flying The Bandera Flag Atop A Polish APC
Ukraine Spit In Poland’s Face By Flying The Bandera Flag Atop A Polish APC By Andrew Korybko Polish-Ukrainian relations might continue worsening due to Ukraine’s provocations and Poland’s responses to them that it promulgates with society’s sentiments in mind. The Polish… Read More ›
Most Poles Now Want Peace In Ukraine Even At Kiev’s Expense
Most Poles Now Want Peace In Ukraine Even At Kiev’s Expense By Andrew Korybko This could throw a wrench in some’s plans for Poland to dispatch troops there as peacekeepers. Public opinion in Poland on the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine… Read More ›
A Surprising Percentage Of Ukrainians Have Begun To Sour On Poles And Poland
A Surprising Percentage Of Ukrainians Have Begun To Sour On Poles And Poland By Andrew Korybko Poland and Poles aren’t seen as enemies like Russia and Russians are, but they’re no longer seen as allies, just as mostly reliable neighbours with… Read More ›
Poland’s Participation In Any Ukrainian Peacekeeping Mission Could Lead To World War III
Poland’s Participation In Any Ukrainian Peacekeeping Mission Could Lead To World War III By Andrew Korybko From Russia’s perspective, the increasingly serious talk about Western/NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine (even if they operate on a non-NATO mandate) is already concerning enough, but… Read More ›