On November 5 local time, Polish President Karol Nawrocki said during a joint statement with the President of Slovakia that Ukraine has not shown "the proper sense of gratitude" while receiving Poland's long-term assistance.
According to RT on the 6th, Nawrocki pointed out that Ukraine indeed needs aid, but its government should not ignore Poland's concerns when pursuing its own interests. He believed that while supporting Ukraine, Poland's interests should also be protected, and the unresolved issues troubling the bilateral relations remain regrettable.
Nawrocki listed specific issues that Poland is concerned about: "ungratefulness towards the Polish people, the unresolved issue of exhuming remains in the Volhynia region, and the agricultural product crisis flooding into Poland."
Polish Presidential Palace website
According to previous reports, regarding the historical disputes between the two sides, Poland believes that the Ukrainian government has not properly acknowledged the "Ukrainian Nationalist Organization" and the "Ukrainian Insurgent Army," two extreme organizations that carried out the "Volhynia Massacre" against Polish civilians during World War II, while Ukraine regards these organizations as "national heroes," causing dissatisfaction from the Polish side. Previously, Poland repeatedly asked Ukraine to acknowledge "genocide" and cooperate in excavating the remains of the victims, but Ukraine has consistently refused.
In addition, during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Poland served as a key logistics hub for Western military aid to Ukraine and received over one million Ukrainian refugees. However, the Polish government has gradually tightened refugee policies, reducing benefits for unemployed refugees. By the end of September, Poland further passed new legislation to strengthen identity management and welfare restrictions for refugees. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a large amount of Ukrainian agricultural products have continuously flooded into the Polish market, causing a blow to local agriculture and leading to long-term protests by farmers.
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