- The Ukrainian number tries to disrupt relations by glorifying flagism, and the Ukrainian state acts as if it were blind, says Onet MP Przemysław Czarnek of the Law on Flagism
- This is part of the actions that the Law and Justice organization takes on a wave of unrest after the president of Ukraine visited Poland and his engagement in the presidential campaign, as they say in the Law and Justice Party
- The subject of Ukraine besides entered the run of the KO candidate, who made a proposal to supply 800 plus for Ukrainians. The Left candidate thundered that “Trzaskowski is racing with Braun”
- Dr. Witold Sokała in an interview with Onet evaluates how anti-Ukrainian slogans in the presidential run can influence further Polish-Ukrainian relations and where run rhetoric turns
- More crucial information can be found on the Onetu homepage
The support of the Polish government for Ukraine is “the introduction of universal danger to the Polish nation”. And in any schools, “there are situations that, due to Ukrainian priority, Polish children are not admitted to schools.”
Such false and openly anti-Ukrainian slogans were given or written on their social media by Grzegorz Braun. Today, the politician is 1 of the candidates for the president of Poland and it will not be amazing for anyone to hear akin or harsher nonsense about Ukraine again in the campaign.
Such an anti-Ukrainian message has so far been associated with Confederate politicians and voters. In last year's elections, especially in Podkarpacie, Confederates criticizing the bad policy of the Polish government towards Ukraine managed to bite a large part of electorate voting for the PiS so far.
The first days of the run before this year's presidential election show that the PiS does not want to make the same mistake twice, and by embroidering anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, it besides draws its counter-candidates into the choir.
Nawrocki's candidate sets the terms. In PiS rage on Zelenski
It began with the message of the PiS candidate for president Karol Nawrocki about Ukraine's chances of entering the NATO and EU structures. The head of the IPN made these accessions dependent on how the neighbors would fulfill their promise to exhume victims of the Volyn massacre. An avalanche of criticism fell upon him immediately from the ruling camp.
“In my opinion, Karol Nawrocki deliberately violates our safety issues,” said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The case became even louder erstwhile the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski addressed these words of the PiS candidate in Poland. “If Ukraine is not in the Union and is not in NATO, if Ukraine does not have a safety guarantee, then Mr Nawrocki should start practicing, due to the fact that he may gotta take the weapon in hand,” commented the leader of Ukraine.
These words, but besides the full visit of Zelenski to Poland enraged PiS. The president of Ukraine in this interview asked what the name of the PiS candidate for president was, and had previously met with the candidate KO Rafał Trzaskowski. In the Law and Justice, it was considered a slander. Zelensk politicians of this organization have accused engagement in the presidential campaign. specified a selective gathering with only 1 candidate was besides pointed out to the Ukrainian President, Marshal of the Sejm Simon Holovnia, candidate of the 3rd Way for President.
The Law and Justice is preparing a law on flagism. MP Czarnek: Ukrainian number tries to disrupt relations
In the Law and Justice, we hear they won't leave things like that. The organization wants to prepare a resolution which is to critically mention to the policy pursued by the Ukrainian side. Virtual Poland besides wrote about this thought on Thursday. The PiS besides wants to pull the flagism bill from the freezer.
— This bill was the aftermath of a gathering in Olsztyn, where people reported that Ukrainian children were singing band songs. It's kind of like the Germans are singing Nazi songs. It makes people nervous. We're here to straighten things out. We request respect for both nations,” he told Onet Przemysław Czarnek, who was liable for the preparation of the bill in the Law.
Mr PiS argues that the proposal is in line with the views of the PSL and the Confederacy. He hopes that the task will be adopted, possibly even in January. But in his conversation with Onet, he dementes that the Ukrainian case was “played politically by the right”.
“I have many Ukrainian friends. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian number tries to disrupt relations by glorifying flagism, and the Ukrainian state acts as if it were blind. Additionally, Zelenski arrives and pretends not to hear the question. Anyone with a small individual dignity would behave otherwise. We did not plan to come to Poland and we did not brief him in his alternatively absurd attitude," stressed the erstwhile Minister of Education and Science.
Simon Pulcin / PAPassociate of Law and Justice Przemysław Czarnek
He adds: “For us, Ukraine is an highly crucial neighbour. We will aid them, but with this we request reciprocity in relations. We are in favour of Ukraine's entry into NATO, provided that these issues are regulated. This is about the burial of the victims of the Volyn massacre for our money.
PiS politician: we want to fit into these moods
Another PiS politician with whom we are talking says that even if Zelenski did not appear in Poland and did not effort to engage in the current political game, the subject of Ukraine would appear in their campaign. “It is not that we are against Ukraine, but temper studies show that 80 percent of Poles are tired of Ukrainians, so we want to fit in,” admits a politician who reserves anonymity.
This waning enthusiasm for Ukrainians shows a poll that regularly for the OKO.press and TOK FM radio conducted Ipsos.
In May 2022 67% of Poles and Poles thought that it would be “good for Poland if people from Ukraine who are presently in Poland were to stay for many years” and 24 percent thought that “it would be bad”. This attitude of kindness continued in November 2022 (69 percent of affirmative responses).
In February 2024, the number of people friendly to Ukrainians and Ukrainians (45 percent of them 10% "decisive") is only somewhat above the number of reluctant (40 percent).
PiS politician adds: “The people of Trzaskowski do not feel it at all, and they will get there.
Rafal Trzaskowski racing with Grzegorz Braun?
But we are talking to him before the KO candidate says these words: – present we inactive gotta aid Ukraine, but we cannot make the mistake that another countries of the West, like Germany and Sweden, made it worth coming there only for social reasons.
And this proposal: "I propose a fundamental change, namely as regards benefits specified as 800+ for Ukrainians, they should belong if Ukrainians work if they live in Poland and pay taxes in Poland.
Although, of course, it is hard to see in this message the hostility that the Confederate Ukrainians have been feeling for months or even the rage that appeared in the ranks of the Law and Justices, the words of Trzaskowski were understood as being incorporated into the right-wing narrative.
A candidate from the Left is cut off from utilizing Ukraine in the election campaign. Magdalena Biejat criticized Trzaskowski for racing with the right. “President Rafal Trzaskowski inspired the start of Grzegorz Braun and decided to race him for his postulates,” commented Biejat.
The candidate left for president, however, does not have an easy situation, due to the fact that not only a brotherly duel with her about left-wing voices is going on Adrian Zandberg, but at the beginning of the run the election rhetoric turns hard to the right. Although it takes as many votes as possible from the centre to win the presidential election, the situation and climate in global politics prompts candidates to decision towards a more conservative electorate.
Expert on Ukraine in the campaign. "Poland follows this trend"
“In general, Europe has a good climate for the right,” says Dr. Witold Sokała of Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce in an interview with Onet, and the writer “Journal of Legal Newspapers”. —This is the consequence of both American trends, but besides of the errors of centre-left governments and real and imaginary ones. The voters search to fulfill their hopes more to the law and Poland follows this trend.
— This means that parties referring to right-wing passwords have a better chance this season. As long as this pendulum is tilting this way, it is hard to predict, says the expert.
As he points out, he is not amazed that politicians present usage the subject of Polish-Ukrainian relations in the electoral run due to the fact that they identified him as a carrying topic. “Weary of aid and any disillusionment with the state of Polish-Ukrainian relations can be seen and understood. Firstly, due to apparent negligence on the part of Polish politics, and secondly thanks to an anti-Ukrainian run heated by Russian influence agents,” says Onet Dr. Sokała.
According to the expert, the most he tries to play is PiS, due to the fact that by hitting anti-Ukrainian tone, he wants to choice up Confederate voters. Especially since this one's interior broken up after Braun's will today.
"Electoral propaganda, propaganda"
Dr. Sokała points out that the statements of Rafał Trzaskowski disagree from those of the politicians of the Law and the Confederation. — possibly this is rationalizing an earlier, overly enthusiastic position. present we request to look for solutions that, on the 1 hand, care for the interests of Poland, but on the another hand, support those Ukrainians who, while surviving in Poland, co-create our well-being, says Dr. Sokała.
According to the expert, present it is hard to foretell how bringing the topics related to the war in Ukraine or the Volyn massacre into the electoral run will influence further Polish-Ukrainian relations. “But I would not overestimate the importance of an election campaign, due to the fact that it is understandable that it will usage hard and delicate topics. I'd alternatively not, but I'm a realist, and I know we can't avoid it,” Dr. Sokała says.
But he points out: "Electoral propaganda, propaganda, but people have their reason, so the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations on a purely human level will be independent of propaganda, will depend mainly on how Ukrainians will integrate in Poland, and how many will decide to return to their homeland in the future," he points out, Dr. Sokała, and adds, that on the government level both on the Polish and Ukrainian political elites are convinced that we are doomed to each other. “If it is in Kiev or Warsaw that individual decides to play with these emotions to conquer poll poles, they will be the trends of the moment, unfailing cooperation. Pragmatism requires that we stick together – he points out.
