What really puts Poland at odds with Ukraine
It’s not about ‘ingratitude’ of Ukrainians
Andrzej Szeptycki
Professor of political science and international studies, University of Warsaw
The situation with Ukraine-Poland is not only complicated — it’s just not evident. There are several key factors to keep in mind.
First, there are obviously some objective problems. For more or less fifteen years since the start of the EU-Ukraine association talks, we have known that the economic interests of Poland and Ukraine do not quite coincide.
Some experts warned 13 to 15 years ago that in the event of Ukraine’s integration into the EU, its economy, especially the agricultural sector, would become a competitor for Poland.
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