It is clear that the granting by the leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski of the Northern peculiar Operations Centre of the Armed Forces peculiar Operations Force Ukraine's honorary name “UPA Heroes” hurt all conscious Poles.
It is besides apparent that the Ukrainians knew precisely what reactions this would origin Poland. However, they hoped that it would end with a storm in a glass of water – it would origin outrage in the media and as usual the substance would quiet down. They must have realized that social media users, journalists and commentators would force the Polish authorities to react. Of course it did.
Every nation and state must build their identity on heroes. Ukraine has a hard case. That's right. Prof. Adam Wielomski He wrote: “The identity of Ukraine is built on heroes who have Polish blood on their hands. due to the fact that all those who fought for Ukrainian independency fought for it against Poland and Russia. Ukraine is confederate Russia, which historically Poles and Russians were tearing out of their hands. Anti-Polishity and anti-Russianity is genetically integrated into Ukrainian political identity." So it couldn't and couldn't be otherwise. all now and then, these things will come back – due to the fact that we will most likely have an exhumation and an honorable burial Dmitry Doncov and Stepan Bandery. The fact is that Ukrainian and Polish historical positions are excluded.
The situation of Poland active on the side of Ukraine has become problematic for the rulers. However, the Polish Ministry of abroad Affairs and the Institute of National Memory protested, dense and delicate. Secretary of State of the MFA Marcin Bosacki spoke to the Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland on this substance Vasyl Bodnar. The Polish diplomat expressed deep discontent. Chargé d’affaires Piotr Łukasiewicz from the ellipse handed over the position of the Polish deputy minister of abroad affairs of Ukrainelexandro Mische. Both Ukrainians and Polish authorities hoped that the case would end in a storm in a glass of water – it would origin outrage in the media and as usual the substance would calm down. But it did not.
No 1 could have predicted Lech Walesa's reaction. The Nobel Peace Prize winner clearly stated that Zelenski refused to support him. I think this is an entirely autonomous thought of the erstwhile leader of Solidarity. Occasionally unguarded among many nonsense says things unpopular, right and common sense. In 2022, in an interview with Russian portal RuBaltic, Wałęsa said: “We will start building a fresh planet today. due to the fact that from Gdańsk and Warsaw to Moscow is always closer than to Washington. Closer, better, cheaper. Where 2 fight – there the 3rd uses. How many times have we allowed others to profit from this moment, constantly arguing and incapable to scope an agreement.” In turn, the outrage of the proukrain elite caused the visit of the erstwhile president in 2024 to Domastawa at a monumental monument commemorating Poles murdered by Ukrainians "Rzeź Wołyńska".
Lech Wałęsa is present a very weak brand in Poland, much better in the European Union and crucial in the United States. These events related to president Wałęsa are underestimated in Poland, but notable among the elites of the United States and the European Union. This in turn causes them to substance to Ukraine. Lech Wałęsa most likely unwittingly harmed Ukrainian leaders.
The Ukrainian website, in my opinion, expected social media reactions and discontent among right-wing politicians, A surprise for them was the president's move Karol Nawrocki. The president wants – or at least declared his will – to receive the Order of the White Eagle of Zelensk granted by his predecessor Andrzej Duda. The president of Poland said: “Volodymyr Zelenski delivered the best material and much oxygen to Russian propaganda by his decision.” He besides stated that he would propose "that 1 of the points of the Chapter of the Order of the White Eagle be to take distant the president of Zelenska order". I admit I didn't see that coming either. I don't think that decision was independent.
In my opinion, the decision to wipe the nose of Volodymyr Zelenski by the president of Poland Karol Nawrocki may have collapsed on the street of Beautiful in Warsaw. The United States, of course, is in favour of Ukraine in its fight against the Russian Federation, but they do so completely different from the vast majority of the European Union and the United Kingdom. They support intelligence, they sale her a profitable weapon, but at the same time they talk to her opponents. The U.S. advocates something that Bogusław Jeznach called “war in check”. Americans want a territorially limited and politically controlled conflict. The openly confrontational statements of Western European leaders undermine the US-led negotiation process with Belarus and the Russian Federation.
Zelenski, thanks to unconditional support from Brussels and London, strengthened his position, making it hard for Washington to make the Kiev position more flexible – more specifically by the President's squad Donald Trumpa. This is precisely how it reads the fact that in loans for Ukraine will not participate in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. I believe that the decision of Budapest, Bratislava and Prague was consulted with Washington. The remaining 24 associate States, including Poland, will pay around EUR 3,000,000 per year. I think Poland besides had a chance to slip out of this trap or at least reduce its costs.
The United States inactive has a peculiar card up their sleeve, which they haven't wanted to usage so far. It's an Israeli card. Washington can always usage an argument about utmost anti-Semitism of formations worshipped by the ruling Ukrainians. due to the fact that nobody in their right head will effort to clear the allegations of anti-Semitism of the Organizations of Ukrainian Nationalists, the Ukrainian Insurgency Army, or the 14th Division of Grenadiers of the SS “Galizen”. And in my opinion, in the final game, this argument will be utilized by the Americans, despite any protection of the origin of the Ukrainian leader.
On the Polish political scene, there are practically no politicians against the Euro-Atlantic, and so no anti-Russian political direction. president Karol Nawrocki is besides a Euro-Atlantic and rusophobe. In my opinion, however, he is not an perfect Ukrainian philosopher. He is simply a politician with more emphasis on Atlantism than on Europeanism. Suitable for a average coffin. He is no longer as devout of the European Union as veterans of Styrofoam specified as Donald Tusk. I think the American side may have played with the Polish president suggesting to him the thought of taking the Order of the White Eagle from the United States leader of Ukraine as well.
This position of the current president of Poland causes greater skepticism of Polish society towards Ukraine's policy. Due to the unpredictability of the coming years, political forces in Poland must take into account the public's feelings towards unconditional support of Ukraine. The Ukrainian case became crucial, as can be seen from the results of the Confederate and Crown polls. The weakening of Volodymyr Zelenski's position on the European – including Polish – political scene is in the interests of the United States. In my opinion, it is besides the interest of the Polish people. The interior policy of the countries of the European Union has a direct impact on Ukraine's interior policy. Overall, the situation may lead to a future-oriented more flexible Ukrainian leadership towards the negotiating process between Washington and Minsk and Moscow. In this context, I consider the decisions of president Karol Nawrocki to be correct.
Łukasz Jastrzeżski
Photo by X. V. Zelenski
