Former Prime Minister alerts and warns. “From the host we will turn into a guest”

Zdjęcie: Leszek Miller ostrzega przed tworzeniem się w Polsce diaspory ukraińskiej

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"Zelenski, allowing young men to leave, did not quit on them – he sent them on a mission. A peaceful, cultural, economical mission – but besides political. This is the creation of a global Ukraine" – wrote erstwhile Prime Minister Leszek Miller on Monday in a Facebook post. The retired politician cites, for example, Jews, Turks and Irish, informing against the formation in Poland of organized Ukrainian diaspora that could represent Kiev's interests in our country. "If we don't do this, we won't announcement the minute erstwhile the host's function will turn into a guest in our own home," Miller points out.

"During September and October this year, the Polish border exceeded 98,500 Ukrainians aged 18-22 – an average of 1,600 per day. This is the consequence of the abolition of the ban on young men leaving the country during the war. The authorities explain that the aim is to enable young Ukrainians to survey or work abroad, which can benefit the full society through the subsequent transfer of cognition or capital," the erstwhile Prime Minister in the SLD-PSL-UP government writes on Monday in social media.

Miller: Kiev builds strong diaspora in Poland

According to Leszek Miller, it is only an authoritative interpretation, and in fact Kiev started building a “seed of a new, many diaspora” which a retired politician calls “political, economical and cultural facilities” of Ukraine in the “heart of the European Union”.

"History knows many specified cases. Israel has been basing its strength on diaspora for decades. Ireland treats migrants not as lost citizens but as the outer wing of the nation. Turkey went on to make an office to mobilise the Turks in Germany and the Netherlands," Miller explains.

"Young, mobile, frequently multilingual. They establish their own and take over Polish companies, work in Polish institutions, enter the structures of NGOs. That's where the money flows, that's where the Ukrainian media comes in, that's where the various facilities grow. They become part of the Polish public space" – compared both situations by the erstwhile Prime Minister.

Miller: If we don't, we won't announcement the minute we turn into a guest from the host

Miller argues that, in view of this situation, action is essential here and now – actions to promote, among others, the transparency of sources of backing for Ukrainian organizations in Poland, but besides the review of registers of cross-border organizations and to find what rights and obligations Ukrainians in Poland have in the long term. The author besides draws attention to maintaining a balance in – in this case very delicate – the issue of communicative in the sphere of memory and culture.

“If we don’t, we won’t announcement the minute erstwhile the host’s function will turn into a guest in our own home. It would be naive to pretend it's a spontaneous and apolitical process. The Ukrainian state understands perfectly that diaspora is simply a soft force – safe, inexpensive and long-term. The influence is measured not only by territory, but besides by presence.”

Leszek Miller warns.

In the opinion of the erstwhile Prime Minister, the Ukrainian authorities allowed young men to leave the country, despite crucial staff shortages in the army due to the fact that they actually sent them on a mission. "A peace, cultural, economical mission – but besides political. This is creating a global Ukraine – as Zelenski himself says. So the community covering not only the people of the country but besides millions abroad with the task of being ‘ambassadors of the Ukrainian cause’ – he concluded.

Source: Facebook / Leszek Miller